Google Chrome running on Windows 11.
Google Chrome (Chrome) 
is a cross-platform freeware web browser developed by Google. It was first released in September 2008 for Microsoft Windows and was later ported to Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android.
History[]
The browser was first publicly released, officially as a beta version, on September 2, 2008 for Windows XP and newer,[1] with support for 43 languages. A "stable" public release was made available on December 11, 2008. In December 2009, Google released beta versions of Chrome for OS X and Linux. Google Chrome 5.0, announced on May 25, 2010, was the first stable release to support all three platforms.[2]
Chrome was one of the twelve browsers offered on BrowserChoice.eu to European Economic Area users of Windows in 2010.[3]
Support[]
The current version of Chrome runs on Windows 10 or later. It is not supported for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1.
Support for Google Chrome on Windows XP and Vista ended in April 2016.[4] Support for the browser on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 ended in January 2023.[5][6]
References[]
- ↑ Pichai, Sundar (September 1, 2008). "A fresh take on the browser". Official Google Blog. Google.
- ↑ Rakowski, Brian (May 25, 2010). "A new Chrome stable release: Welcome, Mac and Linux!". Chrome Blog. Google.
- ↑ "Microsoft offers browser choices for Europeans". BBC News. March 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022.
- ↑ Pawliger, Marc (November 10, 2015). "Updates to Chrome platform support". Chrome Blog. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021.
- ↑ Galtan, Sergiu (October 24, 2022). "Google Chrome to drop support for Windows 7 / 8.1 in Feb 2023". Bleeping Computer.
- ↑ "Sunsetting support for Windows 7 / 8/8.1 and Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 in early 2023". Google Support. Google. October 24, 2022.
External links[]
- Google Chrome official website
- Google Chrome at the Google Wiki
- Google Chrome at Wikipedia
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