Brave is blocking me from using Windows 7

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I’m very disappointed. It’s my choice to use Windows 7 & there’s nothing wrong with it. Everything else is fear porn to PUSH everyone to dangerous Win 10.

I just got a new SSD & went to install extensions on Brave & it’s BLOCKING ME.

Chrome on the other hand is NOT blocking me from installing extensions when it should be THEM doing that, fancy that.

I find this all very suspicious that a browser wants to control my computer when they talk about how they care about privacy.

Even the sync didn’t work. I spent almost 30 minutes creating the sync for 15 of my profiles and in the end it won’t do anything. SMH

Just terrible.

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Use Supermium it works wonderfuly even on Windows xp.

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What’s that, another browser?

I’ve been looking all over.

I need chromiom for 2 reasons:

  1. So I can have multiple profiles open at the same time
  2. For my extensions.

I don’t trust mozilla or anything chrome related & certainly not apple aka safai, but I don’t even know if you can use safari if you aren’t on a MAC LOL

Opera is now chinese owned, but I knew they were (blank) a few years ago based on what they said in an email.

Thanks

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Install any Linux as a main OS, make a partition, install Qubes OS and inside Qubes you can run any other program like Win7 or Whoonix or whatever and its safe – use LibreWolf instead of Brave inside - they also block trackers and ads but have no AI and no cryptotrash and so on

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Supermium is a fork of chromium compatible with Windows xp, Windows 7 Windows 8 and windows 10, it is still actively maintained and the main dev said they will still support manifest v2 extensions (like Ublock origin) after google decides to kill it.

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Thank you soooo much. This is a load off of my mind now that I can work properly & I will promote it big time now.

So does it have privacy already enabled, or do I have to do something & also,

Do you know of a way for me to get all of my profiles from Brave over to this browser without having to manually add them?

I have 15 (LOL, no comments).

Also the bookmarks. I can copy the folders on the bookmarks that you see, but I want all of the bookmarks, even the ones that you can’t see.

Thanks again. :heart:

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Ok, I checked LibreWolf. It’s Fx, so that won’t work.

Fx doesn’t allow profiles like Chrome does & also, most devs don’t develop for Fx, or if they do, their extension has bugs.

I experienced this years ago with an extension.

What’s Qubes?

What’s Whoonix?

It’s an Linux OS within a Linux OS? That sounds confusing.

I want to move over to LInux, but there’s still software that doesn’t work with Linux.

One is Ultra File Search (free, but I give him money every couple of years).

His search software is to die for. I’ve been using it since around 2014/5 & it finds things really fast, especially if you have multiple drives.

I asked him & he doesn’t want to develop it for Linux b/c he won’t make money.

If tons of people on Linux ask him, I’m sure he will.

I don’t want to give it up, but there’s other software too that still needs POS Windows.

This Supermium browser is cool & I now have my EXTENSIONS, so I’m happy & I hope it’s private.

Thanks

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LibreWolf is NOT Fox …they would not have made it when its the same … its a lot of work to create a browser … but there are not many different ways to build basics on a binary system and most of them already exist … .what makes most browsers so dangerous is not their basics but what they install extra … Brave als was a good system in the beginning and now they install all the monsters to catch you …

Why do you need a “profile” ?
Every personalization of your internet activities is a big advantage for the surveillance … check the domain browserleaks dot com … and go through it step by step – the pictograms at the left side … .you will see what your browser sends no matter which one and some of the very wide open gates you can close or make tighter – they will identify you anyway but it will make collecting all of your actiivites a bit more harder
Never make profiles – or “sync” anything … always leave as little personal traces as possible

Whoonix and QubesOS can be found on the net and explain very well what they are … Qubes as the name tells is an Operating System you can run parallel to your “normal” system or alone if you want and inside you are safe – as long as you make no mistakes like creating personal profiles on a browser system … Whoonix is a system which can run inside Qubes - like Win7 for example – you can install a different program into any of the qubes and run it independently … very hard for surveillance and very hard to follow your activities also via the browsers if you close the most ways in … Whoonix also operates via TOR - the only VPN thats really impossible to hack - once again, if you dont make any mistake - TOR is not only a network but also runs an own browser … Brave has TOR included but when you open it you send all your data to Brave … even when you deactivated it in the basic settings … as soon as you open private mode or Tor they are pre-activated and only after your first search you get that little icon where you can go to the “speed settings” and deactivate everything – when you go to normal settings it leads you back to your basic settings and you see everything deactivated .this is criminal because it steals your data when you think you are anonymous on private mode or Tor …EU-regulations are already examining it …

You can also use TAILS for anonymous web-access - runs via 2 sticks and you dont have to install it … and it does not keep any information … when you take the sticks out nothing is left on your machine

Which Linux - I wish I knew – Linux missed it to create at least one professional version with regular updates and support … like they have with Apache … otherwise Windows would not be in the position anymore they are today - but thats another story
Anyway - if you install any Linux as your main OS and Qubes beside it any data-collector who knows your device-ID and operating system and so on only can see the Linux basic program but cannot look into Qubes and what you are doing there …thats why Edward Snowden is using it . together with Whoonix …just saying

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it has all the google ad services disabled by default but you still can use your google account to sync just like in Chrome, as for the bookmarks you can export them from brave then import into Supermium it’s not hard to do, first go to chrome://bookmarks/ then click the 3 dots at the top right then “export bookmarks” then choose where to save them, then do the same on Supermium but instead of export bookmarks click “import bookmarks” then choose the bookmark file you exported.

For the profiles i don’t think it’s even feasible.

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I’m no modern Windows fan (typing this on a device running Linux), but implying that running an operating system that’s been unpatched for at least four years, connected to the internet and browsing websites, is pretty far from being “fear porn”.

It would be very interesting to understand what your threat model is that Windows 10 is “dangerous” and running Windows 7 on the internet in 2024 is not.

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What were you able to do on Chrome browser that you cannot do in Brave? Unless you Provide info, No one from Brave will be able to help you

If you Say Extensions, Which one ?

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Win10 already took over control of you – you cannot get rid of automated updates, you cannot get rid of their browsers and all their apps are sending your data to Microsoft – you even cannot get rid of X-box and it consumes a lot of your energy … .Microsoft loves to work with endusers energy – no chance to deinstall the cloud or the speech program and so on … people get used to it for the next step – that no program will be on your device just an app and you are connected to a cloud where everything happens , also your data stored there … Win7 gave you full control and you could deactivate or delete what you dont want …most of all browsers and please dont tell me that a speech program or a cloud are what you need on an operating system … I want a basic system I can control totally and no data going outside , and what I want extra I will go and check whats offered and the best extensions usually are free software !

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So basically you want Linux. Everything you described you can have on a modern patched operating system with Linux. You can even make it look like Windows 7. If you refuse to use linux you can even use Windows 10 Ameliorated, which is just Windows that you run a script that strips absolutely every bit of bloat and cloud connected stuff out of the operating system. Or there is Revision which does the same thing but less extreme. There are solutions that don’t require you to stay on a 15 year old operating system that hasn’t had any updates in years. They will even work on new hardware, meanwhile Win7 is not and is no longer even getting third party drivers from companies like Nvidia. It’s time to move on. Win7 is dead, let it rest.

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They care about security too,it seems.I mean,malware is too easy to get on Windows 7,especially after anyvirus programs stop supporting it.I reccomend using Windows 11 instead.It has PROPER program support,good UI,and finnaly you can make it look like windows 7 if you want the os so much.So basically it would be Windows 7 but with modern program support and proper security.

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Sorry for the delay, I’ve been (still am) very sick.

Here’s what it said when I searched “LibreWolf”

" What is LibreWolf ?#. This project is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom. LibreWolf is …

Brave was never meant to be good.

I’ll explain to you how things work with the evils…

They create anything, website, company, new product, etc.

They brainwash people into thinking it’s ALL about FREEDOM or privacy or whatever (fill in the blank). Even these apps/sites that pay you crypto always convince you that you will make money, then after 2-3 years or so they lower down how much you can make & their true colors come out.

Presearch did that last year or the year before. Odysee did the same thing, although they are supposedly “decentralized,” but I don’t trust them & I have TONS of videos on there that showcase the Truth. https://links.ourfreesociety.com/p/video-playlists/

Mozilla is one of them. I copied my evidence into an article when I got one of their emails from them (I’m on their list of course) back in 2021/22.

There is no such thing as privacy online as it sounds like you already know. EVERY single company online is owned by them (including ALL of silicon valley since they started the net both to brainwash & track EVERYTHING we do, plus censor THE TRUTH.

That also includes Linux & yes I know it’s OS, but to me that means nothing.

Do you know who’s on the board of Linux’s foundation? KILL BILL.

I learned that back in 2021 I think it was.

There’s backdoors everywhere in the hardware too. I thought it was just with intel, but someone just looked up AMD & said they are evil owned too which of course doesn’t surprise me at all. sigh

Why do you think they were forcing EVERYONE to move over to Win 10???

With anyone who has a BRAIN, why would MS care about what OS you are on???

I’m still trying to remember from YEARS ago if I was EVER forced to switch OSs when I was on XP, 2000, etc.

But here’s the thing… ALL of these companies REDID their software to make sure it would NOT work on Win 7. Why??? And I’m not talking recently, but years ago.

Do you really think every single software company in the entire world has the money & time to redo their software so it WON’T work on Win 7 when it WAS working on Win 7 1-2 years before?

Of course not.

And do you know how often I’m ridiculed for being on Win 7?

I was literally just told by LastPass who I already know is evil owned & in fact they were just bought out by a trust type company, which means ALL of our logins are now compromised, that they won’t support me.

Like we aren’t talking about them saying something like…

“you know it’s better if you switch to Win 10,”

I’m talking about them getting upset that I’m on Win 7 & they aren’t the first company to do this to me.

When I was threatened by 2 vendors who told me they won’t support me if I stay on Win 7 back in (I don’t remember the exact year, but I know it was before the war started, so I think around 2017/18), I KNEW that I shouldn’t move over to WIN 10.

I was recently told by one of my vendors that evil MS told them that they HAVE To make their software ONLY work for the latest versions of Windows which obviously means 10 & 11. And you know about Win 11 & it taking screenshots of your monitor, right?

For anyone who doesn’t understand what I’m saying, this has NOTHING to do with safety & security which is always a lie that the evils use to brainwash people who constantly live in a state of FEAR & fear means that person is easily brainwashed.

It has to do with how dangerous Win 10 is, & I’m not 100% sure what else it does besides spy. I have a feeling it does more than that.

I mean look at how Brave won’t let you get rewards if you aren’t on Win 10. Money is always used as a weapon. Look at how you can’t upgrade to the latest version of chromion if you aren’t on Win 10.

For anyone who doesn’t see that this was ALL pre-planned to force people on Win 10, then they aren’t intelligent enough for me.

Why do I need profiles? Because I like being organized. I keep things separate, plus then I can log into the same site with different logins.

I’m a power user, so there’s no way I can have that many windows & tabs for everything I do with just one profile, not to mention it would take me forever to find what window I need.

Yes, geeks freak out at how many windows & tabs I have open LOL

I don’t see how having profiles is anymore risky then anything else.

Thanks for that site.

Yeh I don’t like the sync, but I have way too many bookmarks.

What do you mean by “personal profile?” You mean just naming the profile with a name?

I thought about using TOR, but I wasn’t sure it is chromion & so it would have my extensions.

TOR on Brave - exactly, & this just proves my point I said earlier. It makes people think it’s one thing when really it’s a bait & switch.

Around 3-4 years ago I had already seen the odd comment in this community platform about Brave from people who were obviously geeks. Stuff I didn’t understand.

That told me it wasn’t safe, but I had no other options to go to.

I don’t trust Snowden, but I won’t get into that here. You can reach out to me if you want to.

Thanks for ALL of your help. :heart:

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You can read my response above.

They use that “unpatched” BS all the time.

It’s all just word salad.

If you understand the evils, you would understand that they control how you think & feel.

I don’t live in a state of fear, but when I’m being PUSHED to do something, then I pay ATTENTION.

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ALL extensions are being BLOCKED BY BRAVE.

But it’s ok, I’m now very happy with this other browser. I will switch to that.

Thanks

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When I tried to do the sync on my new HD it wouldn’t work.

I’ll just have to manually copy them over.

That’s too bad about the profile.

Thanks

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Yup, on my laptop which I never use, but I had to escape in 2021, so I couldn’t use my desktop until recently b/c I had no place of my own or desk with a keyboard tray.

I listened to someone online (my mistake) b/c I was having problems with the computer & he thought (I’m sure he’s right) that the computer was giving me problems so that I would be forced to move over to Win 10.

He said he would help me get rid of the bloat & spyware on Win 10, & he broke 2 things that I really needed to be able to work fast.

And Win 10 doesn’t allow you to put tons of favorites on the left nav on Win Explorer like Win 7 does. SMH - they changed it to max 15 or 20 favs.

Win 7 through an update was already forcing updates as well. I was FURIOUS when I figured that out. I think it was in 2019, but don’t quote me & yes, Win 10 is even WORSE & everyone is so brain dead they think it’s OK for software to CONTROL YOUR COMPUTER. SMH

What does xbox have to do with a computer & your OS? Isn’t that a stand alone piece of hardware?

Clearly I’m not a gamer LOL

This is just one more way the evils control everyone.

People want everything so easy, so they give that ease to everyone & then they are controlled. sigh

It’s part laziness, but we’ve become accustomed to it.

It’s one thing to know you are being controlled by using their cloud, etc. & still use it, like there is one company I do use their cloud with b/c I have to, it’s another to THINK that the cloud is GREAT & be completely oblivious to the fact that you are controlled, spied on, & led around by the nose. sigh

More people are waking up to things though becauase they are realizing that even with their phone OFF (it’s never really OFF), they have a private conversation with someone in their car & the next day or hour they are getting ads for what they talked about.

HEre’s the thing… the spynig is NOT abotu getting you to buy something. It’s about knowing what you are thinking sot hey can stop you if you fight back.

They just pretend it’s about the money & selling you seomthing s people don’t understand that they 1000% controlled & are slaves.

I’m a Truther Activist btw, so that’s all I do is study the TRUTH full time FOR FREE. sigh

I just wish I know more about what Win 10 is doing to us besides spying, b/c I really don’t think it’s only about the spying.

Do you know what toxic EMFs are?

My guess is that it outputs way more EMFs then Win 7, not to mention I believe it can brainwash, but then the question is, do you have to have newer hardware to get that & my guess is yes, which is why when Win 12 comes out if you do not have new hardware, you won’t be able to upgrade to that.

But I still don’t have a good video or article on that topic about the brainwashing part. LED is very toxic & so are monitors, but that’s as much as I have for now.

Thanks

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Well, its time to switch to Win 10/11 when antivirus programs stop supporting Win 7. And when you do so you can use tools like Win11Debloat to get rid of the bloatware and unnecesary features.