Less than 1% of Steam users are on Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, and that figure will soon be even lower. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Of the two, Windows 7 was easily the most popular OS among businesses and gamers. However, the latest Steam Hardware Survey showcases that only 2% of users were rocking these older versions of Windows ...

Windows 8 stunk. It might have helped cost chief executive Steve Ballmer his job. Windows 8.1 was a bit better — but if you love it, you have only a month or so left to enjoy it. Microsoft will kill ...

Windows 8/8.1 users need to upgrade if they want to keep using the Google Drive desktop app beyond August this year. The Google Drive desktop app is useful for ensuring your files are kept in sync ...

Microsoft has deprecated and removed the Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) command-line utility from all in-support ...

After serving users for almost ten years, support for Windows 8.1, Microsoft’s serially overlooked operating system, has officially come to an end. This means that while computers running 8.1 will ...

As for the reasoning, this isn't a decision spearheaded by Valve, as Steam relies on an embedded version of Google Chrome, "which no longer functions on older versions of Windows." In addition, future ...

The company has announced the end of Windows 8.1 support will hit in January 2023, at which point anyone still running Microsoft's old OS will be unprotected from any new system vulnerabilities that ...

The Epic Games Store has announced the upcoming end of support for systems powered by Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 32-bit Windows 10. However, customers will be able to continue using the store for a while.

Windows 8 is set to retire, as Microsoft says support for the operating system will end next year. While the original version of the software bit the dust back in 2016, Microsoft says gaming PCs and ...

It’s been three years since Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 7, but Microsoft allowed enterprise and education customers who wanted to continue using the operating system to pay for up ...

With even extended support now expired for Windows 7 and 8, the era of non-cloud-connected operating systems has come to an end. This week signals the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 ...