# Last stable version of Ignition 7.9.xxx that worked on Windows 7

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 25, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/last-stable-version-of-ignition-7-9-xxx-that-worked-on-windows-7/48210 "2021-06-25T14:49:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![dan.mcdowell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@dan.mcdowell1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dan.mcdowell1)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/last-stable-version-of-ignition-7-9-xxx-that-worked-on-windows-7/48210/1 "2021-06-25T14:49:31Z")

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looking to see what version of 7.9 was good for windows 7

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/last-stable-version-of-ignition-7-9-xxx-that-worked-on-windows-7/48210/2 "2021-06-25T14:52:31Z")

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Any of them should work, so just get the latest.

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**Author:** ![dan.mcdowell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@dan.mcdowell1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dan.mcdowell1)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/last-stable-version-of-ignition-7-9-xxx-that-worked-on-windows-7/48210/3 "2021-06-25T15:14:46Z")

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Just wanted to be sure. Upgrade to a newer OS is not an option they will consider. Is there a matrix of which java version/ Igntion/ os listed on inductive website

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/last-stable-version-of-ignition-7-9-xxx-that-worked-on-windows-7/48210/4 "2021-06-25T15:20:22Z")

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I think the downloads page lists requirements at the bottom for each version.

For 7.9 you need to stick with Java 8 on the gateway and Java 8 or 9 for clients.

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**Author:** ![dan.mcdowell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@dan.mcdowell1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dan.mcdowell1)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/last-stable-version-of-ignition-7-9-xxx-that-worked-on-windows-7/48210/5 "2021-06-25T15:34:02Z")

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just trying to figure out how come after years ignition stopped working on this machine

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**Author:** ![dan.mcdowell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@dan.mcdowell1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dan.mcdowell1)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/last-stable-version-of-ignition-7-9-xxx-that-worked-on-windows-7/48210/6 "2021-06-25T15:35:05Z")

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java 8 update 261 is what is running on the machine