The news to end support doesn’t come as a surprise, as Microsoft itself ended support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 in January 2023. This alert is expected to extend to the regular Steam client too before the support goes away.Īccording to Valve’s latest hardware survey, only around 2% of Steam’s user base is still using Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1. With the above change, Steam Client Beta users running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 will now start getting alerts to switch or upgrade to a newer version of Windows. Steam Client support for these operating systems will end on Jan 1st, 2024 at 10am.” You can see the changes announced by the company in the latest Steam beta update, which reads, “ Added “End of Life” alert for Windows 7/8/8.1. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows features and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.” “The newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows.

In order to continue running Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users will need to update to a more recent version of Windows,” the company revealed via Steam’s Support Section. After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. “As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems.

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