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Will Firefox continue to support Windows 10 for those who cannot update Windows 10 past a certain version and build?

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I am aware that Windows 10 will continue seeing support for the foreseeable future, but what about older versions and builds of 10?

I ask because I'm currently on a machine that physically can't update beyond version 1909 build 18363.1198 due to an issue that occurred on my machine in November 2020. So I've been stuck at that version and build of 10 for basically the last five years. While I'm trying to see if I can update it to 22h2, the last known version of Windows 10 with the hopes of enrolling in the extended security updates, that may not be feasible due to how old the mahcine itself is. Will Firefox continue to support all versions of 10 for the foreseeable future and not just those on the ESU? If so, great. If not, what version will be the last that can support the version I'm on? I don't have a Windows 11 machine yet on a full time basis (I'm testing an 11 machine out, but I may not end up keeping it) and I prefer 10 to begin with, so I would like to know when I need to stop updating Firefox itself, so that I can be sure I'll be able to keep using the browser with my current OS.

I am aware that Windows 10 will continue seeing support for the foreseeable future, but what about older versions and ''builds'' of 10? I ask because I'm currently on a machine that physically ''can't'' update beyond version 1909 build 18363.1198 due to an issue that occurred on my machine in November 2020. So I've been stuck at that version and build of 10 for basically the last five years. While I'm trying to see if I can update it to 22h2, the last known version of Windows 10 with the hopes of enrolling in the extended security updates, that may not be feasible due to how old the mahcine itself is. Will Firefox continue to support ''all'' versions of 10 for the foreseeable future and not just those on the ESU? If so, great. If not, what version will be the last that can support the version I'm on? I don't have a Windows 11 machine yet on a full time basis (I'm testing an 11 machine out, but I may not end up keeping it) and I prefer 10 to begin with, so I would like to know when I need to stop updating Firefox itself, so that I can be sure I'll be able to keep using the browser with my current OS.

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Yes, older Win10 versions should be also supported. If something is wrong with installation or updates on these systems, it is most likely a bug, as this is not an intended situation by the developers. In that case, please report it to https://bugzilla.mozilla.org .

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Windows 11 is basically based on same NT 10.0 at Windows 10.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Releases

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James (doing minimal support dowdays) said

Windows 11 is basically based on same NT 10.0 at Windows 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Releases

So what exactly does that mean? I'm not particularly technically savvy. But it almost sounds like Windows 10 would be supported as long as Windows 11 is supported?

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