Chrome users will have to use Windows 10 or newer to get updates to the Chrome or Brave browsers. There will no longer be updates issued for Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 platforms.
They are trying to force us into the snooping versions of Windows. Guess it's time to look for a supported browser, because as long as my 7 and 8.1 machines still work, I'm going to keep them. Some dinosaurs refuse to die!