Steam will lose support for Windows 7 and 8 on January 1, 2024

Released Dec 26th, 2023 8:18 PM EST

A huge bulk of Windows users have actually upgraded to Windows 10 or Windows 11. According to StatCounteralmost 95% of Windows desktop users have actually embraced among the 2 newest variations of the os. There are still some laggers with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 set up on their PCs. For those Windows users, Steam will stop supporting all 3 of those running systems on January 1, 2024.

On its assistance pageSteam designer Valve discusses that “existing Steam Client setups on these running systems will no longer get updates of any kind consisting of security updates.” If you continue utilizing the Steam app on Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, Steam Support will not have the ability to use technical assistance and even ensure the ongoing performance of the app.

“In order to guarantee ongoing operation of Steam and any video games or other items bought through Steam, users ought to upgrade to a more current variation of Windows,” Valve recommends on its assistance page. “We anticipate the Steam customer and video games on these older os to continue running for a long time without updates after January 1st, 2024, however we are not able to ensure ongoing performance after that date.”

Valve states that this modification is required due to core functions in Steam depending on an ingrained variation of Google’s Chrome internet browser that does not deal with older variations of Windows. Brand-new variations of Steam will need updates just present in Windows 10 and up.

It’s worth keeping in mind that Microsoft stopped releasing security updates and ended technical assistance for both Windows 7 and Windows 8. With or without Steam, your PC is prone to malware and makes use of that Microsoft will never ever spot if you continue running an older OS.

If you wish to see whether your PC works with Windows 11, go to this websiteRegretfully, Microsoft stopped using complimentary upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 11, however you can purchase a license onlineThat stated, it may be time to update your PC anyhow.

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