Security News > 2024 > January > Steam drops support for Windows 7 and 8.1 to boost security
Steam is no longer supported on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 as of January 1, with the company recommending users upgrade to a newer operating system.
"As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems," reads the support article.
"Steam Support will be unable to offer users technical support for issues related to the old operating systems, and Steam will be unable to guarantee continued functionality of Steam on the unsupported operating system versions."
Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 on January 14, 2020, and Windows 8.1 reached the end of support on January 10, 2023.
While the Steam client still works on Windows 7 and 8.1, Steam says they cannot "Guarantee continued functionality" after January 1.
Future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above."
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