I'm using r3dfox and Youtube is not loading properly and/or slowing down the playback. There were widely circulating reports that Google does this to Firefox on Youtube. To overcome the hassle, I spoofed the useragent from about:config to Opera but Cloudflare detects a conflict in browser identification and won't let me pass the Cloudflare captcha and forbids access to all the sites using Cloudflare DDOS protection. Used an addon to get the same effect, which spoofs the user-agent pretty much everywhere but Cloudflare still detects it. Anyone knows anyway to overcome this situation ? I just want to set latest Opera user-agent and use it everywhere. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Currently I am using FF 115.8.0 ESR w/Win7 OS. I use Windscribe VPN. I don't have any problems with Youtube. Some streaming sites I run into using DDOS Cloudflare protection have blocked my access with any VPN address I use. I am given access when I close my VPN. At that point I shut down that URL since I do not want anyone spying/recording my web usage. To date I have not found a solution to evading the Cloudflare protection. Maxthon is a Chinese browser that will often give me access to these blocking sites even with my VPN. Since it is Chinese I only use it as a backup for these "blocked" instances. Never with banking, bills, medical, etc. May not help but at least you know you are not alone in experiencing this problem. :;>) Quick thought: I know some of these sites will block access if you are using ad blockers & some antivirus security programs. I leave mine on but turning it off may be an option if you just have to access Youtube.
Epic Privacy Browser currently at Chromium 120.0.6099.71 also supports Windows 7. Rob Malda, the founder of Slashdot, and technology writer and privacy advocate Douglas Rushkoff are advisors.
Always good to have choices. I am eventually going with my backup OS Zorin Pro. Linux. There is currently no Epic version for Linux. After I lose security updates for Win 7 in 2026 I will make Zorin Pro my main OS & use Wine for any of my Win7 programs I can't replace. I will be able to port my Firefox data over to Firefox Linux version. I am also checking out Supermium. They are currently updating to unGoogled browser standards. I used unGoogled until their chromium base rejected Win7. Supermium is bringing it back up-to-date & with full functionality. This could be my future browser. ;>)
Can someone tell where to find tool named "bypasstoolv12"? Few users reported that they can run installation of some browsers on Win 7 bypassing Win10+ demand.
Bypass Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Eligibility no, it doesn't affect or allow unsupported Browsers to work
John already answered your post but in order to use the cracked versions needs to uninstall your current version of opera 95. Than you unzip it to a folder of your choosing & than if you want a desktop icon need to create your own icon (by right clicking on the .exe & clicking create shortcut) or pin it to start. Also just to let you know for some odd reason you can't set the browsers as the default browser even if you click set as default & widevine doesn't really work. So only downside to using the cracked/hacked browsers.
There were rumors that Supermium dev's are also going to fork Firefox, does anyone has any update on that ?
Real interested in seeing this happen & be successful. Guessing a fork will require a fresh download & install with maybe the ability to import bookmarks, settings & password/form fill data from ESR 115.0? Also, it will need to be current with security updates. ESR 115 is done in Sep 2024. I, for one, will be watching. Thanks. ;>)
I installed r3dfox 122 and it imported everything from Opera browser, this functionality is built into Firefox so I don't think it will be any issue in the future updated version. By the way, just curious why are you sticking to 115 when 122 works perfectly on Windows 7 ?
Firefox 122 does not work with Win7 any longer. And 115 ESR will be stopped Sep 2024. I am now hunting for a replacement. Have not checked into r3dfox 122. Is that the 122 version you are referring to that works perfectly with Windows? That will be my next stop in checking for a replacement. Just looking for smooth & easy. Got used to Firefox & it is my browser of choice at this time. Thanks for your reply & the info. ;>)
It's possible that 09/24 will be end of Widevine DRM on 7 too. If it is the case > move to W10 for me, I need this DRM here.
You're most welcome. Version 122 Firefox can be made to use with Windows 7 by using some libs from the r3dfox project and a version number hack. As for the r3dfox itself, works "natively" on Windows 7 which means it does not need any tweaks or hacks. Plus it has some useless stuff bundled in Firefox removed example: maintenance service and some other stuff. Developer was also interested in removing telemetry, howto is available on the issues section of r3dfox github but doesn't seem to be applied yet. Maybe more users need to post on their github and push the dev to do it ? r3dfox Version 123 is also available to download from their gihub repo but having some performance issues on some specific processors and dev reportedly working on it so I'll be waiting for a fix before I update but afar from that 122 works very well and with UI Fix it's far more better experience than Chrome based browsers.
What services use Widevine ? Unlike Chrome based browsers, User agent spoofing is on Firefox is foolproof. If Widevine doesn't need those Windows 10 specific exotic API's, than it's easy to fool the Firefox into reporting Windows 10.
Interessant. Here in France most of live streams comming from TV broadcasts are Widevine scrambled (TF1 group, M6 group, BFM group). FYI widewine is out too on Seven even with latest Firefox / Chrome derivatives (Supermium, Mypal68 ...)