2023-12-27 17:50:12
The Steam software, allowing you to purchase but above all to play many games on PC, will no longer be updated on the oldest versions of the Windows operating system.
Valve has announced the end of support for Steam on older versions of Windows. As of January 1, gamers with a computer equipped with an outdated version of the Microsoft operating system will no longer be able to benefit from software updates allowing them to purchase, play and keep their games up to date. video on PC.
The announcement was made directly by Valve, the publisher of software and legendary video games like Counter-Strike or Half Life, spotted 01Net. On his websiteSteam explains that from January 1, 2024, it will abandon Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
Risks of data theft
Therefore, players who do not have a computer equipped with Windows 10 or 11 may no longer be able to use Steam. A support stop means that the software publisher, Valve, will no longer offer updates. That is to say, future Steam flaws will no longer be fixed, greatly reducing the security of the store and game library.
“In order to ensure the continued operation of Steam and any games or other products purchased on Steam, users should update their operating system to a newer version of Windows,” notes Valve, the software publisher.
This news comes as Microsoft itself stopped support for Windows 8.1 in January 2023, and Windows 7 from January 2020. According to Valve, a player continuing to use these dated versions of the operating system risks being infected by malware when connecting to the internet. The publisher even believes that connection credentials to Steam – but also to other services – could be stolen.
Above all, Valve specifies that it is not able to guarantee continuous operation of Steam. In other words, the games store, but especially the players’ games library, could become unavailable to people who are not upgrading to a more recent version of Windows.
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