Few years ago Microsoft released by Windows 7, Windows 8 And Windows 8.1 operating systems are now considered obsolete. Because the technology giant does not distribute security updates. Accordingly, other software developers are gradually stopping providing support. Finally Steam is also included among them.
Steam is ending support for older Windows versions!
SteamSome basic features in, Google ChromeIt is based on . Windows 7, Windows 8 And Windows 8.1 for Google Chrome Some features do not fully work on Steam because it is not supported. Because Steam decided to end support.
Steam According to the information shared on the support page Windows 7, Windows 8 And Windows 8.1 support is ending. Accordingly, users January 1, 2024Starting from , it will no longer receive any updates, including security.
Steam Supportwill not help users of these operating systems when experiencing any technical problems. Since no update will be released, there will be no fix in case a feature is broken in the Steam application.
last month Steam According to information shared by Windows 7 Percentage of players using 0.78. This rate Windows 8.1if in 0.17 percent. Therefore, it seems that not many users will be affected by this change.
Microsoftin January 2020 Windows 7 and in January 2023 Windows 8.1 ended security updates and technical support for. This means that when connecting to the internet through these operating systems, you may be exposed to newly released malicious software. Accordingly, users using old versions may consider updating.
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