In a Steamsupport page, Valve explained that “The newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows.” Valve also gave a heads up that “future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.”
Steam’s hardware and software surveyfor February revealed that only a tiny percentage of players actually are on the older versions of the OS. Adding up the percentages for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 shows that only 1.86% of Steam users came from the affected operating systems. Not a huge deal, but the couple million of you out there have until next year to get an upgrade.
For those who aren’t too tech savvy, our James has a guide onhow to install Windows 10 or 11, breaking it down step-by-step. If you’re struggling with anything else Windows 11-related, just run over to our guides onhow to enable auto HDR, orhow to uninstall the 11 and revert to Windows 10.
