The Cozy Win7 Thread

[Nosteru]

Hello Again Fellow Community!

This Thread is about Win7. You can free talk anything about that OS.
Be technical issues you need help, the future and past of the OS, some fun story you want to share, your opinion about it, your advice, useful apps and such.

This is the place for everyone interrested or against Win7.

Just please be polite and try to respect eachother.

To Moderators: On this forum OFF-Topic comments are allowed for polite and healthy discussion.

Thanks
Eru

[bidulless]

Publicado originalmente por Nosteru:

It seems SteamDB dont like Firefox ESR anymore.

"Unsupported browser
SteamDB may not work correctly in your browser. SteamDB uses modern features that your browser does not support."

I dont know what feature not work.

hello
everything is still working from what i've seen and the same between esr and ff136, it just test your broswer user agent for the little popup...
change it to
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:135.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/135.0 r3dfox/135.0.1
if you do not want to see it...

[Nosteru]

Publicado originalmente por bidulless:

Publicado originalmente por Nosteru:

It seems SteamDB dont like Firefox ESR anymore.

"Unsupported browser
SteamDB may not work correctly in your browser. SteamDB uses modern features that your browser does not support."

I dont know what feature not work.

hello
everything is still working from what i've seen and the same between esr and ff136, it just test your broswer user agent for the little popup...
change it to
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:135.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/135.0 r3dfox/135.0.1
if you do not want to see it...

So far no issue. If I will experience some serious issue then maybe I swap browser. Thanks

[bidulless]

Publicado originalmente por Nosteru:

Publicado originalmente por bidulless:

hello
everything is still working from what i've seen and the same between esr and ff136, it just test your broswer user agent for the little popup...
change it to
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:135.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/135.0 r3dfox/135.0.1
if you do not want to see it...

So far no issue. If I will experience some serious issue then maybe I swap browser. Thanks

helllo
no clue but atm it's exactly the same under ff 136 and ff 150 sr may be in the futur it will use jpeg-xl

[KalGimpa]

you can also try the addon

User-Agent Switcher

it can spoof both the os and the browser

edit:

found some firefox settings for ai that people may want to turn off

in about:config, look for browser.ml.chat stuff and their variants

[bidulless]

hello

windows
today is update day for windows so enjoy it and there is allready some issues ( how strange no ?)
https://patchapalooza.com/
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-us
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/3/11/the-march-2025-security-update-review
like always better wait a bit before applying all theses "quality update"
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-confirms-major-windows-11-d3d9-bug-wont-let-apps-start-nvidia-maybe-culprit/
https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2025/03/12/windows-11-und-10-usb-drucker-drucken-moeglicherweise-zufaelligen-text/
Windows 11 and 10: USB printer may print random Text
aye and they never test their stuff because they do not need they allready have full of beta tester and it cost too much for this kind of company /s ...
https://www.ghacks.net/2025/03/11/new-conversational-ads-launched-exclusively-for-microsoft-copilot/
enjoy it xd
https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/9.0.3/9.0.3.md
.net 9.03

linux
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4793
ok a bit old but i just got it yesturday on my vm

gameindustry
https://jackhopkins.github.io/factorio-learning-environment/
llm applyed to factorio , nice stuff
https://github.com/pinguin999/ALPACA
A Library for Point And Click Adventures
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/french-supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-nintendo-against-site-hosting-pirated-copies-of-its-games

privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-sends-letter-senate-judiciary-committee-opposing-stop-csam-act
https://blog.ecosia.org/eusp/
Eu will build a search index ( better now than never ...)

ai
https://manus.im/
a new "ai" from chinese , in beta and allready better than all other "ai"
https://github.com/MathFoundationRL/Book-Mathematical-Foundation-of-Reinforcement-Learning
https://bjornwestergard.com/generative-ai-hype-peaking/

tools
https://github.com/cristianadam/api-ms-win-core-synch-Win7
This project allows Qt Creator MinGW releases to run on Windows 7.
https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/releases (win10+)
Supermium 132 x64 Windows 10/11 Test Release
https://github.com/thebookisclosed/ViVe/releases
ViVeTool is both an example of how to use ViVe, as well as a straightforward tool for power users which want to use the new APIs instantly.(w10+)
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/03/10/root-certificate-will-expire-on-14-march-users-need-to-update-firefox-to-prevent-add-on-breakage/

[GigaCars]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/284160/view/518582081927774703?l=english
seems like BeamNG has made the move
can't say i blame em though, the game is quite good as it is after all, i'll probably try running newer updates each time they release to see if it boots at all(won't go into a actual game though)

they aren't doing a hardware block though, so if ever a workaround is found, it won't stop them from using it

yes i know you are gonna type in "no workaround win7 user hahaha", no i do not want your opinion, take it elsewhere

[andreasaspenberg575]

as i do not have that game, i am unable to create a workaround myself. though the old version will remain and still run in older systems. it is only the next version that will not. speaking of windows 7 games: trials of mana will always work. it is not being updated. its requirements says windows 8.1 but, i tested it in windows 7 and it worked there too. no workarounds needed.

[Master.Constructor]

I'll be testing and reporting on the latest UpdatePack7 that was released today for Windows 7 over in my thread. Looks to be the usual fare.

25.3.12
- Added KB5053620-x64 with disabling telemetry and checking processors (replaces KB5052016-x64)
- Certificate update similar to KB931125 and KB2917500 for March 2025

[Ontrix_Kitsune]

Publicado originalmente por Master.Constructor:

I'll be testing and reporting on the latest UpdatePack7 that was released today for Windows 7 over in my thread. Looks to be the usual fare.

25.3.12
- Added KB5053620-x64 with disabling telemetry and checking processors (replaces KB5052016-x64)
- Certificate update similar to KB931125 and KB2917500 for March 2025

You should include a notation that UpdatePack7 does not (and can not) update Windows 7.

[bidulless]

hello

https://i.postimg.cc/nc5Vpg2b/Capture.jpg
Mise à jour de fonctionnalité vers Windows 10, version 22H2
Feature update to Windows 10, version 22H2
if you know an easy way to know what ♥♥♥♥ w10 is trying to download and install, feel free to share it please because it always failed and does not seems to be a regular kb....

[andreasaspenberg575]

it seems fairly minor. it deals with printer security,credential theft protection and attack surface reductions. it was not difficult to find.

[A&A]

Publicado originalmente por bidulless:

hello

https://i.postimg.cc/nc5Vpg2b/Capture.jpg
Mise à jour de fonctionnalité vers Windows 10, version 22H2
Feature update to Windows 10, version 22H2
if you know an easy way to know what ♥♥♥♥ w10 is trying to download and install, feel free to share it please because it always failed and does not seems to be a regular kb....

By any chance?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/march-11-2025-kb5053606-os-builds-19044-5608-and-19045-5608-8beab4af-42c8-4469-9273-d241597431c3

[bidulless]

Publicado originalmente por A&A:

Publicado originalmente por bidulless:

hello

https://i.postimg.cc/nc5Vpg2b/Capture.jpg
Mise à jour de fonctionnalité vers Windows 10, version 22H2
Feature update to Windows 10, version 22H2
if you know an easy way to know what ♥♥♥♥ w10 is trying to download and install, feel free to share it please because it always failed and does not seems to be a regular kb....

By any chance?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/march-11-2025-kb5053606-os-builds-19044-5608-and-19045-5608-8beab4af-42c8-4469-9273-d241597431c3

hello
may be
https://i.postimg.cc/Dw0470NC/Capture.jpg
but no trace about this name on the update list and also i does not provide any news when it try to download it and install it : no kb name ...
and no trace about it into mmc
i will clear it and pull update again to see if i can see something on mmc
seems to install now since now more than 2 hours , in the blue update screen xd
https://i.postimg.cc/B6m0gT5s/Capture.jpg
zzzz .....so slow
ok no clue what ♥♥♥♥ w10 has setup
https://i.postimg.cc/C1tpfFHs/7778-Capture.jpg
but now i have one drive and many others stuff back (edge )and and windows.old folder like this ♥♥♥♥ have done a reset ....
wul does not work anymore ( it does not list windows update anymore ) ...and also driver from systeminformer ....
final note:
i finally understood what was this ♥♥♥♥ without a kb name : it was update for the dvd to comply with eu digital regulation .... reinstalling edge and making it uninstallable directly from the setting of application...too bad i did not have the reflexe to take screenshot of this i was too unhappy about this ♥♥♥♥ that i directly used winscript-portable.exe to get back to a normal situation ....not also edge but also many other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[bidulless]

hello

another game with futur dlc has been updated with the version of unity engine that does not support windows 7 but the dev are kind and implemented the last working w7 under the beta
really nice game and studio, i followed them since the release of their prototype , long , long time ago when they were studend if i remember well xd
https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/Imagine_Earth/
really nice and interresting game
and here is the thread about that xd
https://steamcommunity.com/app/280720/discussions/0/598520965488484853/

[Nosteru]

Another GameMaker game can not run on Win7 because of recent feature in update.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738940/Voids_Vigil/