“The newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows,” Valve explains. Now Valve says it has no choice but to drop that support, citing requirements from Google’s Chrome browser technology and Microsoft’s newer Windows 10 and Windows 11 ecosystems.
Steam remained compatible with the aging OSes even after Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 in 2020 and Windows 8.1 in January. “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.” “After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows,” the company says. Valve announced the change in a help document (Opens in a new window), which says Steam is also dropping support for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Still using Windows 7 to play PC games? We have bad news: Valve’s Steam platform is dropping support for the operating system next year.
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