If at all, this is only a temporary solution.Īctually it is something taking into consideration there are still a very large number of computer systems out there that are a) 32-bit only and b) still running WinXP and Vista. This is not bad advise from a security point of view, but you could use sandboxing or virtualization software to improve security. Switching to those browsers is a bigger change however than switching to a Chromium-based version as the interface differs more and most extensions are likely also not available as ports.
Firefox or Pale Moon support these unsupported operating systems.
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Google recommends that Windows users upgrade to Windows 10, Mac OS X users to OS X El Capitain, and Linux users to 64-bit versions of Linux.Īnd if the computers cannot run those operating system versions, Google recommends investing in a modern computer, Mac or Chromebook. A FAQ on the Google Chrome Help forum is rather blunt when it comes to suggestions.