Windows 7 and 8 Users Alert: Steam Support Ends in 2024

Valve officially ends support for these older Windows versions starting January 1, 2024.

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Valve cites Google Chrome's lack of support for older operating systems as a primary reason for ending Steam support.

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Future Steam client versions will "require" features and security updates exclusive to Windows 10 and 11.

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