News Summary

• The fated day has come: If you are still using Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 you might need to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 soon, as Valve’s massively popular digital storefront, Steam, no longer officially supports those older operating systems..
• Valve ended its post encouraging players to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 soon.“Computers running these [older] operating systems, when connected to the internet, are susceptible to new malware and other exploits which will not be patched,” Valve warned..
• That’s a hell of a long time when it comes to technology, and Valve supporting that OS for nearly 15 years is impressive.However, if you do upgrade to Windows 10, get ready to upgrade again soon as Microsoft is winding down security support for that OS in October 2025..
• “But we are unable to guarantee continued functionality after that date.”Valve says one main reason for it cutting off support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 is due to Google Chrome no longer supporting these older operating systems..
• In the post, Valve also explained that Steam Support will no longer offer technical support for issues related to these older versions of Windows..
• “We expect the Steam client and games on these older operating systems to continue running for some time without updates after January 1st, 2024,” Valve wrote..