Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Next Year

Valve announces that at the start of next year, Steam will discontinue support for Windows 7 and Windows 8:
As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. In order to continue running Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users will need to update to a more recent version of Windows.

The newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.
View : : :
25 Replies. 2 pages. Viewing page 1.
Newer [  1  2  ] Older
25.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 31, 2023, 12:58
25.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 31, 2023, 12:58
Mar 31, 2023, 12:58
 
Wilhuf wrote on Mar 29, 2023, 17:26:
I'm not on board with the abandonment of Win7.

The system requirements for most of my games, in writing, state Windows 7.

Not Windows 10.
There's nothing wrong with Windows 10. Plenty of websites tell you how to disable things concerning privacy.

I've never had Windows itself throw a BSOD. NVIDIA caused one once, which they acknowledged as their mistake and quickly fixed. As experiences go, Windows 10 64-bit is the most stable OS. It's a solid OS for gaming, and I highly recommend it.

If you require Win7 for legacy apps, it's probably better to set up a second offline machine for that specific need. Meanwhile, Win10 is your primary OS. Continuing to use Win7 has significant security drawbacks.
"Listen, Peter... with great horsepower comes... the sickest drifts..." - source
Avatar 18786
24.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 30, 2023, 12:35
24.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 30, 2023, 12:35
Mar 30, 2023, 12:35
 
I'm not on board with the abandonment of Win7.

Its been EOL for like 3 years now. Its long past time to stop supporting it.

--
Tigger
Vic Fontaine for President
Avatar 7252
23.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 29, 2023, 17:26
Wilhuf
 
23.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 29, 2023, 17:26
Mar 29, 2023, 17:26
 Wilhuf
 
I'm not on board with the abandonment of Win7.

The system requirements for most of my games, in writing, state Windows 7.

Not Windows 10.
Avatar 56139
22.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 22:16
Prez
 
22.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 22:16
Mar 28, 2023, 22:16
 Prez
 
GothicWizard wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 14:20:
RedEye9 wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 12:11:
You don’t own your games.

And? Tell me something I don't know that hasn't been in EULA's or related since the what 70's? *shrug*

It's also absolutely not true, legally speaking. It's just a myth that's been propagated for so long that most believe it now.
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Avatar 17185
21.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 21:27
21.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 21:27
Mar 28, 2023, 21:27
 
WannaLogAlready wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 20:03:
Demostrably less air friction drag versus grease weight (please use sparingly on your pig).

But can you grease your Arch ?
Maybe with Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager (QEMM).

Let's kick it, old school.
"Listen, Peter... with great horsepower comes... the sickest drifts..." - source
Avatar 18786
20.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 20:03
20.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 20:03
Mar 28, 2023, 20:03
 
Demostrably less air friction drag versus grease weight (please use sparingly on your pig).

But can you grease your Arch ?

And, you can *have* functioning games without launchers even if you don't *own* them as a backup safety.
Also I have a thousand Steam games that don't require the Steam interface: just run the .exes.
Avatar 58799
19.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 18:41
19.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 18:41
Mar 28, 2023, 18:41
 
wrlwnd wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 18:07:
The Flying Penguin wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 15:21:
I have an old Dell Intel Quad core Q8400 sitting on the shelf as a charity PC, with 4GB ram and a well used 128GB SSD, and it's running Win11 as fast as a greased pig.

Are greased pigs faster than ungreased pigs?
No. Just harder to catch.
"Listen, Peter... with great horsepower comes... the sickest drifts..." - source
Avatar 18786
18.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 18:07
18.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 18:07
Mar 28, 2023, 18:07
 
The Flying Penguin wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 15:21:
I have an old Dell Intel Quad core Q8400 sitting on the shelf as a charity PC, with 4GB ram and a well used 128GB SSD, and it's running Win11 as fast as a greased pig.

Are greased pigs faster than ungreased pigs?
17.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 16:44
17.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 16:44
Mar 28, 2023, 16:44
 
Wilhuf wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 16:27:
I use Arch, btw.

Arch represent!
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.

“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
Avatar 21247
16.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 16:27
Wilhuf
 
16.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 16:27
Mar 28, 2023, 16:27
 Wilhuf
 
I use Arch, btw.
Avatar 56139
15.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 15:37
15.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 15:37
Mar 28, 2023, 15:37
 
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 15:27:
The Flying Penguin wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 15:21:
Easiest way to install Windows 11 on any PC that doesn't meet the hardware requirements is to use Rufus:

https://www.wintips.org/create-a-windows-11-install-disk-for-unsupported-hardware-with-rufus/

I have an old Dell Intel Quad core Q8400 sitting on the shelf as a charity PC, with 4GB ram and a well used 128GB SSD, and it's running Win11 as fast as a greased pig.

Actually just managed to install it using the normal media creation tool from Microsoft. It didn't even tell me my CPU wasn't good enough, it just installed. I guess that PC Health Check thing is either out of date or is just there to discourage people from trying.

They eased up the requirement awhile ago since TPM isn't a default UEFI flag on a lot of systems that meet the requirement and it was causing confusion in the industry. I don't think they ever updated the PC Health App.


I still have the watermark on my screen telling me that while I am indeed runnning win 11, my CPU doesnt support it. I have yet to have any trouble....but the watermark in the bottom right of the screen is a little anmoying.

5 years old CPU....I mean seriously...WTF am I thinking.... :-eyeroll-:

You can regedit that out I believe.
Avatar 51617
14.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 15:35
Jivaro
 
14.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 15:35
Mar 28, 2023, 15:35
 Jivaro
 
I still have the watermark on my screen telling me that while I am indeed runnning win 11, my CPU doesnt support it. I have yet to have any trouble....but the watermark in the bottom right of the screen is a little anmoying.

5 years old CPU....I mean seriously...WTF am I thinking.... :-eyeroll-:

Avatar 55841
13.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 15:27
NKD
13.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 15:27
Mar 28, 2023, 15:27
NKD
 
The Flying Penguin wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 15:21:
Easiest way to install Windows 11 on any PC that doesn't meet the hardware requirements is to use Rufus:

https://www.wintips.org/create-a-windows-11-install-disk-for-unsupported-hardware-with-rufus/

I have an old Dell Intel Quad core Q8400 sitting on the shelf as a charity PC, with 4GB ram and a well used 128GB SSD, and it's running Win11 as fast as a greased pig.

Actually just managed to install it using the normal media creation tool from Microsoft. It didn't even tell me my CPU wasn't good enough, it just installed. I guess that PC Health Check thing is either out of date or is just there to discourage people from trying.
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
Avatar 43041
12.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 15:25
12.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 15:25
Mar 28, 2023, 15:25
 
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 14:26:
HoSpanky wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 13:06:
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 13:00:
As a Windows 10 user whose PC isn't allowed to run Windows 11 because of TPM versions or whatever

Microsoft has rolled back the TPM requirement for most hardware that meets the rest of the required specs.
Mine has no TPM and Windows 11 installed just fine on it, it's never complained about it (B550 mobo / 3700x processor). How old is your motherboard/processor?

This is what the WIndows 11 PC specs check app tells me

Same thing I get with my i7-7700HQ. Sure, the processors only 5 years old, but it can't run Windows 11.
11.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 15:21
11.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 15:21
Mar 28, 2023, 15:21
 
Easiest way to install Windows 11 on any PC that doesn't meet the hardware requirements is to use Rufus:

https://www.wintips.org/create-a-windows-11-install-disk-for-unsupported-hardware-with-rufus/

I have an old Dell Intel Quad core Q8400 sitting on the shelf as a charity PC, with 4GB ram and a well used 128GB SSD, and it's running Win11 as fast as a greased pig.
"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes."
- Joanna Maciejewska
Avatar 22380
10.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 15:18
10.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 15:18
Mar 28, 2023, 15:18
 
Kxmode wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 13:42:
RedEye9 wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 12:11:
You don't own your games.

System requirements for the Epic Games Launcher
OS: Windows 7 or higher, macOS 10.11 or higher

Games purchased on EGS are also fully digital. Just an FYI...

Also the fact that EGS uses Chromium and will likely be following suit. Oops
Avatar 51617
9.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 15:03
9.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 15:03
Mar 28, 2023, 15:03
 
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 14:26:
This is what the WIndows 11 PC specs check app tells me
Your cpu base freq is 4GHz, how can you even sleep at night - much less even surf the web.
Not to mention the cpu probably does not comply with required security enhancements.
You should be ashamed of yourself. /sarcasm
Avatar 58135
8.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 14:26
NKD
8.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 14:26
Mar 28, 2023, 14:26
NKD
 
HoSpanky wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 13:06:
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 13:00:
As a Windows 10 user whose PC isn't allowed to run Windows 11 because of TPM versions or whatever

Microsoft has rolled back the TPM requirement for most hardware that meets the rest of the required specs.
Mine has no TPM and Windows 11 installed just fine on it, it's never complained about it (B550 mobo / 3700x processor). How old is your motherboard/processor?

This is what the WIndows 11 PC specs check app tells me
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
Avatar 43041
7.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 14:20
7.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 14:20
Mar 28, 2023, 14:20
 
RedEye9 wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 12:11:
You don’t own your games.

And? Tell me something I don't know that hasn't been in EULA's or related since the what 70's? *shrug*
6.
 
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8
Mar 28, 2023, 13:42
6.
Re: Steam Dropping Windows 7/8 Mar 28, 2023, 13:42
Mar 28, 2023, 13:42
 
RedEye9 wrote on Mar 28, 2023, 12:11:
You don't own your games.

System requirements for the Epic Games Launcher
OS: Windows 7 or higher, macOS 10.11 or higher

Games purchased on EGS are also fully digital. Just an FYI...
"Listen, Peter... with great horsepower comes... the sickest drifts..." - source
Avatar 18786
25 Replies. 2 pages. Viewing page 1.
Newer [  1  2  ] Older