#Mozilla firefox update windows xp upgrade

Mozilla released version 52 of its open source browser, which adds support for WebAssembly – a standard which allows ‘near native performance’ for 3D games, computer aided design, video and imaging editing in a browser, without a need for plugins. For planning purposes, enterprises using Firefox should consider September 2017 as the support end date for Windows XP and Vista.” “Unsupported operating systems receive no security updates, have known exploits, and are dangerous for you to use.

#Mozilla firefox update windows xp upgrade

“We strongly encourage our users to upgrade to a version of Windows that is supported by Microsoft,” said Mozilla. The non-profit organisation will assess user numbers in the summer to see whether XP and Vista will continue to be supported by the ESR but says customers should consider September 2017 the cut-off point. Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP a few years ago and Vista’s time is up as well.

The decision was first announced in December, with Mozilla noting Firefox was one of the few browsers to support both platforms. Those of you (and we hope it’s just a few) using Windows XP and Vista will be migrated from the current version of Firefox to the Extended Support Release (ESR) of browser, with Mozilla warning support for the aging operating systems could end in September.