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Blender 2.93 doesn't work for Windows 7 | Reverting back to 2.92 | Updating issue

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Blender 2.93 doesn't work for Windows 7 | Reverting back to 2.92 | Updating issue

With the latest version of 2.93 of Blender, it doesn't work on Windows 7. The reason behind it is that Python 3.9 dropped support for Windows 7.
I have already installed the portable version 2.92 which works for me. How can I stop the PortableApps program from suggesting me updating Blender to 2.93 on each run?

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Rename, Will Restructure

For now, just rename your BlenderPortable file to BlenderPortableOld and the Updater will ignore it. I'm going to restructure things a bit to keep it working for everyone by default and offer a legacy download just for Windows 7 x64 users.

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As Windows 7 is no longer supported in Blender 2.93 and later due to switching to Python 3.9. A legacy package for Windows 7 64-bit has been added. It can be downloaded in the PA.c Platform and on our site here: https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/blender_portable_legacy_64

The standard Blender Portable package will let you know this the first time you run on Windows 7 64-bit.

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