This is why Valve, the developer of Steam, wants to continue evolving with new and better changes. Which leads them to have to stop supporting multiple versions of Windowswhere these can no longer be executed.
Is Steam saying goodbye to Windows 7 and 8?
And yes, it’s true. It’s something we’ve been experiencing all year, but it doesn’t hurt to remember it, especially with just a few days to go. And that’s it, the January 1st the change will be effective and Steam will drop versions of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1leaving its players in limbo and forcing them to update their operating system if you want to continue enjoying Steam.
As they tell us on their website: “After this date, the Steam client will no longer work on these versions of Windows. To continue using Steam, users will need to upgrade to a newer version of Windows.
That is, they would not remove support and security updates from us, as happens on other occasions, leaving us to do it ourselves, but we will not be able to do it directly, even if some functions or games could continue to function. for a while, but with possible bugs and errors, i.e. nothing workable.
And all this comes from Google Chrome, a tool used in Steam and which will not allow these versions, it is not just about Valve, which wants to force us to improve our PC.
So nothing, if you have W7 or W8, it’s time to renew, well, which one of all? Well, the normal thing would be that you access the latest version directly, although with Windows 10, for example, you can already play. However, Microsoft wants to end this system in 2025, so you’ll use it for a little over a year, only to have to renew it later. This is why we recommend opting for at least W11.
You have a few days for this. Make a copy of your files, say goodbye to your icons, wallpaper and functions… and format your PC to a new operating system. New year, new life, right? Well, so does your PC.
This will help you not only to be able to run Steam, but also any other program you may have, because behind one usually comes another, and Windows 7 and 8 are already very old versions, although they work well and we are used to it. , but they are no longer. They allow us to renew and add functions that we can achieve with newer systems.
And you, are you one of those who still use these versions? If I could, I would continue with XP, the system that I liked the most, so I won’t tell you more about it. But that’s how it is, we have to renew, and in this case it is obligatory if we are players and want to continue having fun.
