Steam officially stops supporting Windows 7, 8 and 8.1

According to Neowin , although Steam is no longer supported on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, customers can still access their games. However, Valve warns that the service could break at any time because it depends on the embedded version of Google Chrome. Google Chrome stopped supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in January 2023, with Chrome 109 being the last version available for these operating systems.

Steam is no longer guaranteed to run well on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

In addition to relying on Chrome, Steam for Windows will soon require specific operating system features and security components not present in Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

With Valve unable to guarantee Steam's continued functionality on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, customers stuck with those operating systems could see the service shut down at any time, and they'll no longer receive any technical support.

Even without Steam support, using an outdated operating system on internet-connected PCs is not a good idea. Without security updates, customers are vulnerable to malware and cyberattacks exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in those operating systems, as well as abandoned software.

This is clearly bad news for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users, as the free upgrade to Windows 10 officially ended in September 2023 after Microsoft closed the loophole that allowed upgrading older Windows versions to Windows 10 without purchasing a new key. Since then, a genuine Windows 10 or 11 license has been required to install them.

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