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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/app/get-started/install-cypress.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ need prebuilt.

Cypress supports running under these operating systems:

- **macOS** 10.15 and above _(Intel or Apple Silicon 64-bit (x64 or arm64))_
- **macOS** 11 and above _(Intel or Apple Silicon 64-bit (x64 or arm64))_
- **Linux** Ubuntu 20.04 and above, Fedora 40 and above, and Debian 11 and above _(x64 or arm64)_
(see [Linux Prerequisites](#Linux-Prerequisites) down below)
- **Windows** 10 and above _(x64)_
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17 changes: 12 additions & 5 deletions docs/app/references/migration-guide.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ This support is in line with Node.js's support for Linux in 18+.
If you're using a Linux distribution based on glibc `<2.28`, for example, Ubuntu 14-18, RHEL 7, CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2, you'll need to
update your system to a newer version to install Cypress 14+.

### Minimum macOS 11 (Big Sur)

[Cypress 14.0](/app/references/changelog#14-0-0) upgrades Electron to `33.2.1`.
On macOS this requires a minimum version of macOS 11 (Big Sur).

If you're using a lower version of macOS make sure that you update.

### Updated Browser Support

Starting in Cypress 14, Cypress will officially support [the latest 3 major versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Edge](/app/references/launching-browsers#Browser-versions-supported).
Expand All @@ -50,21 +57,21 @@ are in the same superdomain. This means you must now use `cy.origin()` in more s

{/* prettier-ignore-start */}
<Icon name="exclamation-triangle" color="red" /> **Failing Test**
```js
```js
cy.visit('https://www.cypress.io')
cy.visit('https://docs.cypress.io')
// Cypress will not be able to interact with the page, causing the test to fail
// Cypress will not be able to interact with the page, causing the test to fail
cy.get('[role="banner"]').should('be.visible')
```

<Icon name="check-circle" color="green" /> **Fixed Test**
<Icon name="check-circle" color="green" /> **Fixed Test**

```js
```js
cy.visit('https://www.cypress.io')
cy.visit('https://docs.cypress.io')
cy.origin('https://docs.cypress.io', () => {
cy.get('[role="banner"]').should('be.visible')
})
})
```
{/* prettier-ignore-end */}

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