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As of January 1, 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. Windows 10 and of course 11 are still available for users.

To continue using Steam, games, and other products purchased through Steam, users must upgrade to a newer version of Windows.

The reason for this decision of the company, The core functionality of Steam is based on the built-in version of Google Chrome, which no longer works on older versions of Windows.. Additionally, future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates, available only to Windows 10 and later.

Since Microsoft stopped issuing security updates and technical support for Windows 7 in January 2020 and Windows 8.1 in January 2023, the company also recommends that you don’t wait for support to end and upgrade now. Internet-connected computers running these operating systems are vulnerable to new malware that can be used to steal your Steam account credentials or other services.