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AstroJetson
on Dec 22, 2023
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I was bummed since it uses the entry point DiscardVirtualMemory and for some reason it won't work on Windows 7 (Yea, I'm still using W7 for "Work Reasons")
skottenborg
on Dec 22, 2023
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Out of curiosity, what use case can possibly warrant using Windows 7 in 2023?
AstroJetson
on Dec 22, 2023
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Very old PLC controllers in a mfg plant. You would be wildly (de)(im)pressed with the amount of equipment that is tied to W7 because of dongles, etc.
bovermyer
on Dec 22, 2023
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The usual reason is business-critical software that only runs on Windows 7.
Source: I've worked for multiple companies with very niche software that only works on certain OSes.
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