It looks like Microsoft has taken this activation issue as well feedback very seriously as Microsoft announced earlier last week that users would be able to activate their Windows 10 by using genuine Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 product key. Once Electron 22 has reached the end of its support cycle, all existing issues related to Windows 7/8/8.1 will be closed.Activate Windows 10 using Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 key.New issues will not be accepted for any newer release lines.New issues related to Windows 7/8/8.1 will be accepted for Electron versions older than Electron 23.This specifically applies to Electron 22, Electron 21 and Electron 20.The Electron team will accept issues and fixes related to Windows 7/8/8.1 for stable supported lines, until each line reaches the end of its support cycle.May 30 2023: Electron 22 reaches the end of its support cycle.FebruMay 29 2023: Electron will continue to accept fixes for supported lines older than Electron 23.February 7 2023: Electron 23 is released.January 2023: Windows 7 & 8 related issues are accepted for all supported release branches.

December 2022: The Electron team is entering a quiet period for the holidays.The following is our planned deprecation timeline: Electron 23 will contain Chromium 110, which won’t support older versions of Windows.Įlectron 22, which contains Chromium 108, will thus be the last supported version. Why deprecate? Įlectron follows the planned Chromium deprecation policy, which will deprecate support in Chromium 109 ( read more about Chromium's timeline here). Older versions of Electron will continue to function on Windows 7, and we will continue to release patches for Electron the 22.x series until May 30 2023, when Electron will end support for 22.x (according to our support timeline). Windows 7/8/8.1 will not be supported in Electron 23 and later major releases.

This matches Microsoft's end of support for Windows 7 ESU and Windows 8.1 extended on January 10th, 2023.Įlectron 22 will be the last Electron major version to support Windows versions older than 10. In line with Chromium’s deprecation policy, Electron will end support of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 beginning in Electron 23.

BrowserView window.open() Vulnerability FixĮlectron will end support of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 beginning in Electron 23.

Chromium WebAudio Vulnerability Fix (CVE-2019-13720).

Electron becomes an OpenJS Foundation Impact Project.

Community Discord Server and Hacktoberfest.

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