Solved Websites Blocking Windows 7?

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Solution
Go to About:Config
Create new string general.useragent.override
Enter Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0



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Anyone able to access these sites on Win 7? Can the block be bypassed? Using same browsers on Win 11 works. Tried Chrome and Firefox.
Thanks

BJs.com - Get this on the front page
Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.bjs.com/" on this server.
Reference #18.460ec617.
An error has occurred.
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Costco.com - Front page loads, every other page has this message
Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.costco.com/" on this server.
Reference #18.7007d417
An error has occurred.
​

HomeDepot.com - Front page loads, every other page has this message
Oops!! Something went wrong. Please refresh page​

Lowes.com - - Front page loads, every other page has this message
Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "www.lowes.com/c/Tools" on this server.
Reference #18.7007d417.
An error has occurred.
​
 
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Hi, I have just tried Costco.com and went straight into website, pages seem ok. I am using Google Chrome - the last version that supported Win7.
You could try giong to Control Panel and Internet Options then under the tab Content click Clear SSL State. Pete
 

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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
First off every single one of those pages worked for me. Secondly you're accusing them of blocking Windows 7 when the issue would more than likely be the browser version. Finally there are derivatives of modern browsers backported to Windows 7. If you'd looked anywhere on the forum in the browsers section you would have found that as it's been discussed over and over again for the past year. If you continue to use outdated versions of browsers on Windows 7 you probably will experience unsupported browser issues more frequently.
 
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  • At a glance

    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 ProIntel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz8 gbATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    OS
    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF & Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD blue 1 tb & 500 gb.
    Browser
    FF of course.
    Other Info
    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-elite-desktop-intel-core-i7-processor-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/9921493.p?skuId=9921493

  • At a glance

    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Minti3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Poweredge T140
    OS
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 750 GB
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
browsblk said:
As stated in the OP, Win 11 on the same browser works
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townsbg said "browser version". In neither post #1 nor #4 did you indicate whether you were using the same browser version on both Win7 and Win11.

Regardless, this is a well known phenomenon with old browser versions, and for Win7 the only compatible versions of Chrome or Firefox are just too old by now. Stop using them. Use a more modern version. Supermium is a fork of a more modern version of Chrome, and R3dfox is a fork of a more modern Firefox version, and both are being back-ported to work with Win7. Stop using Chrome and Fifrefox.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 7050
OS
Windows 7/8.1/10 multiboot
CPU
Intel Core i7-7700
Motherboard
Dell, Intel Q270 chipset
Memory
48GB (2x16GB Crucial DDR4-3200 + 2x8GB Hynix DDR4-2400)
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD630 + AMD Radeon R7 450 PCIe
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Asus VC279 (27")
Screen Resolution
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Hard Drives
Toshiba M.2 NVMe (256GB),
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WD Red Plus 80EFBX (8TB)
Firefox returns the OS version as Windows 10 however you didn't say the browser you used. Although websites can check the OS by other means they more likely they just check the browser version. Now since they work for me on Firefox 115 then they aren't blocking windows 7 or older browsers. It's something on your end. I would start by clearing your cache. I think it's interesting that all but one of them returned the same website in the error edgesuite.net. According to a google search that's where you should start.
 

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    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 ProIntel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz8 gbATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    OS
    Windows 7 pro/Windows 10 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF & Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD blue 1 tb & 500 gb.
    Browser
    FF of course.
    Other Info
    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-elite-desktop-intel-core-i7-processor-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/9921493.p?skuId=9921493

  • At a glance

    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Minti3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Poweredge T140
    OS
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 750 GB
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
I tried to open and proceed to next shopping level with my 20 years old laptop, OS Windows 7 Ultimate >
Costco.com opens without complaints to the shopping items level
Lowes.com opens without complaints to the shopping items level

I use the newest version of Firefox fork - R3dFox Eclipse version 150.0.1, from May 2026,
see the download source -
Release r3dfox v150.0.1 for Vista+ . Eclipse-Community/r3dfox . GitHub
 

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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 since 2010Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5200 @ 1.60GHz2,00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 265MHz128MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 (Lenovo) onboard
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    Lenovo 3000 N100
    OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 since 2010
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5200 @ 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    LENOVO CAPELL VALLEY(NAPA) CRB (U2E1)
    Memory
    2,00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 265MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    128MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 (Lenovo) onboard
    Hard Drives
    120GB FUJITSU MHV2120BH PL ATA Device (SATA )
    Internet Speed
    50/20 (down and up)
    Antivirus
    MSE - Microsoft Security Essentials
    Browser
    Eclipse R3dFox version 153.0 - 32bit Portable
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Thanks for checking Lenovouser72

Still don't know the cause but found a workaround

Go to About:Config and create the new string general.useragent.override

Enter "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0"
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    7
    OS
    7
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
browsblk said:
Solution
Go to About:Config​
Create new string general.useragent.override​
Enter Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:150.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/150.0​
​
​
​
​
_______ Original Post Below _________________________________________________________________________
Anyone able to access these sites on Win 7? Can the block be bypassed? Using same browsers on Win 11 works. Tried Chrome and Firefox.
Thanks

BJs.com - Get this on the front page
Access Denied​
You don't have permission to access "http://www.bjs.com/" on this server.​
Reference #18.460ec617.​
​

Costco.com - Front page loads, every other page has this message
Access Denied​
You don't have permission to access "http://www.costco.com/" on this server.​
Reference #18.7007d417​
​

HomeDepot.com - Front page loads, every other page has this message
Oops!! Something went wrong. Please refresh page​

Lowes.com - - Front page loads, every other page has this message
Access Denied​
You don't have permission to access "www.lowes.com/c/Tools" on this server.​
Reference #18.7007d417.​
​
Click to expand...
Hi,
I tested all those pages myself on Windows 7 with Pale Moon browser. They load fine.
The only sites that even care to block Windows 7 are Banking sites.
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 (OVERCLOCK 3.8GHz)6GB DDR2 (Kingston)SAPPHRIE ATI HD 3870
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    Custom Build
    OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 (OVERCLOCK 3.8GHz)
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3 Rev 2.0
    Memory
    6GB DDR2 (Kingston)
    Graphics Card(s)
    SAPPHRIE ATI HD 3870
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro (SB0360)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hyundai U90D 19'' 75Hz 5ms TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 75Hz (DVI)
    Hard Drives
    500GB Seagate ST3500413AS 7200 RPM Mechanical Hard Disk (OS DRIVE)
    1TB Western Digital WDC10EARS 5400RPM Mechanical Hard Disk
    PSU
    Be Quiet! 700W ATX PSU
    Case
    Unknown\Generic
    Cooling
    Scythe Samurai Z LGA775 Cooler
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB-PS/2 Compatible (BLACK)
    Internet Speed
    200Mbit/s FTTH (COSMOTE Fiber Plan)
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes Free
    Browser
    Pale Moon/Firefox ESR 115
    Other Info
    Additional Expansions:

    SUNIX SUN1989 1x Serial/1x Parallel PCIe x1 Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro (SB0360) - Sony MHC 3700 Amplifier - KODA 8Ω/30W Speaker
    Pinnacle PCTV 310i PCI TV
    VIA 3x USB/ 2x 1394 PCI Card

    Disk Drives:

    Toshiba/Samsung CDDW SH-S203D DVD-RW (SATA)
    Sony/NEC OptiArc AD-5240S DVD-RW (SATA)
    Sony MPF920 3.5" HD Diskette Drive
    Printers: HP DeskJet 450 (USB)

  • At a glance

    Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit SP1Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHzHynix/Samsung 4GB DDR2Intel Express 945
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    HP Compaq NC4400 SubNotebook
    OS
    Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit SP1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz
    Motherboard
    HP Stock
    Memory
    Hynix/Samsung 4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Express 945
    Sound Card
    SoundMAX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP LCD Panel
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    120GB CRUCIAL M4 SSD (Updated Firmware)
    PSU
    HP ED465AA AC Adapter + Stock HP Battery
    Case
    Stock
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Stock
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse USB
    Internet Speed
    5-50 Megabits/sec. (Wi-Fi FTTH)
    Browser
    Pale Moon
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    With a Genuine Docking Station.
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