Security News > 2021 > November > OneDrive reaches end of support on Windows 7, 8 in January
Microsoft has announced that the OneDrive desktop application will reach the end of support on legacy Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 starting with January 1, 2022.
"In order to focus resources on new technologies and operating systems, and to provide users with the most up-to-date and secure experience, beginning January 1, 2022, updates will no longer be provided for the OneDrive desktop application on your personal Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 devices," the OneDrive Team said.
Customers with systems still running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 are advised to upgrade their OS to Windows 10 or Windows 11.
You can find detailed instructions on how to move your files from Windows 7 PCs using OneDrive in the video embedded below.
This week, Microsoft also announced that the Extended Security Update Program for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will enter the third and final year of extended support, starting with February 8, 2022, and ending on January 10, 2023.
Windows 8 has already reached its end of support on January 12, 2016, and it hasn't received any security updates in the last five years.