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What is the latest version compatible with Windows Server 2012 R2?

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Description

I am working on a project with a dependency on Puppeteer, which uses the latest version of Chrome For Testing.

This project will require compatibility with Windows Server 2012 R2. However, it does not seem like the recent versions of Chrome for Testing is compatible with Windows Server 2012 R2.

I setup two virtual machines, one with Windows Server 2012 R2, one with Windows Server 2016. In both, I've setup the same project and installed the same version of Puppeteer with its bundled Chrome for Testing (v21.0.1 and v115.0.5790.102 respectively)

When I tried to open the bundled Chrome in Windows Server 2012 R2, I see the following error.
![image](https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/chrome-for-testing/assets/71962500/c1b0575b-e0f2-47b7-83e9-cd1ee2434aeb)

On the other hand, opening the bundled Chrome in Windows Server 2016 has no issues whatsoever.

So I'd like to know: **does there exist a version of Chrome for Testing that's compatible with Windows Server 2012 R2?**

Last I checked, [vanilla Chrome deprecated Windows Server 2012 R2 just this month](https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7100626?hl=en), and because of how recent this is, I wonder if there exists a relatively recent version of Chrome For Testing that works for Windows Server 2012 R2 too.

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Research direction

Start by checking Chrome for Testing's release compatibility information against Windows Server 2012 R2, then compare the bundled versions named here: v21.0.1 and v115.0.5790.102. Done means documenting whether a compatible version exists and identifying it, or clearly stating that no supported version is available.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
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Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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