Google extends Chrome on Windows 7 support for enterprise users

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Google is looking to help its enterprise customers deal with the setbacks 2020 has dealt. The company announced its support for Chrome on Windows 7 is extended until at least January 15, 2022. Google initially planned to revoke support by July 15, 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic has businesses realigning some planned IT projects, including migrating their systems to Windows 10.

According to Google, 21% of organizations are still in the process of migrating to Windows 10. With the Chrome support extension, Google says it wants to assure its enterprise customers that they can continue to benefit from Chrome's security and productivity benefits.

Google added in a blog post: "IT teams can also take advantage of Chrome's existing enterprise capabilities and future roadmap, including our continued investment in cloud management, enterprise security capabilities, and our plans to integrate more closely with the broader ecosystem across the operating system versions."