Windows 7 Support Ending - WHY!?

[Super Epstein Bros]

Really upset today as I found out steam is no longer supporting windows 7. Can I still play my games that I bought? I love steam so much and I am heart broken that I may no longer be able to play and continue on this platform unless I upgrade to windows 10.

Windows 10 sucks and I dont wanna upgrade.

I have high functioning autism and I dont like changes or changes to my routine.

Any help? Thanks.

[breadman]

cause win7 is a security black hole

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by Super Epstein Bros:

Really upset today as I found out steam is no longer supporting windows 7. Can I still play my games that I bought? I love steam so much and I am heart broken that I may no longer be able to play and continue on this platform unless I upgrade to windows 10.

Windows 10 sucks and I dont wanna upgrade.

I have high functioning autism and I dont like changes or changes to my routine.

Any help? Thanks.

We have ton of these discussions going, some get closed, or moved because copy, and paste by others repeating same thing over, and over.

- Yes Steam ending support, not blocking, but ending support for Windows 7 ~ 8.1, so when their next update roll next year it may have issues, or flat out not work via Windows 7 ~ 8.1 which there only option is to use supported OS.

- Yes can still play your games you bought, can simply upgrade your OS to windows 10/11 for free yes this is still going for free by microsoft. Or can dual boot if that what you wanted to do either way works.

- If you don't want to use Windows 10/11 no matter what, then there Linux which is also free.


Now to explain YES you CAN change the GUI of Windows 10/11, to look, and feel like another OS using powershell this has been a thing for YEARS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe9ulmZmq0E

[Anonymous Helper]

Because Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 years ago. Chromium Embedded Framework that Steam Client is based on stopped support for those operating systems at the start of this year. Valve wants to keep it's client up to date so it'll update the Chromium to a version that will no longer work on those operating systems on 1 Jan, 2024.

Your only options are:
Upgrade to Windows 10/11
Switch to using Linux/get a Steam Deck
Download all your games, disable Steam update functions (there are instructions on other threads about this matter) and put your Steam client permanently offline before 1 Jan, 2024.
Don't do anything and Steam client will cease to function on Jan 1, 2024 until you upgrade to Windows 10/11, switch to Linux or get Steam Deck.

[Komarimaru]

There's plenty of other threads do discuss it, no need to make another to try and farm points.

[Oz Gaming]

If you don't upgrade your OS to Windows 10 or 11 before 1st January 2024 Next year you will lose access to your Steam Library and I would say these Forums as well.

Windows 7 and 8.1 are Obsolete and Unsupported

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Super Epstein Bros:

Really upset today as I found out steam is no longer supporting windows 7.

They are still supporting Windows 7 as of now. Support isn't planned to be dropped until January 1, 2024.

Originally posted by Super Epstein Bros:

Windows 10 sucks and I dont wanna upgrade.

I have high functioning autism and I dont like changes or changes to my routine.

Any help? Thanks.

You have just over 7 months before the change goes into effect. You have plenty of time between then and now to become comfortable with Windows 10 or 11 so that it becomes your routine. Given your aversion to change, you're probably better off going straight to 11 as we'll just have to go through this again when 10 eventually stops being supported.

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

everyone still has 219 days to maintain their computer to a supported OS
and be playing games without interruption in 2024

[76561198062598690]

Originally posted by breadman:

cause win7 is a security black hole

hahahahahahahaha

I saw a lots of threat on this forum asking '' I got hacked, my accaunt steam '' and guess what.. those people use windobe 10.

Windows 7 is not a Hack Hole... Valve is just lazy and dont care about their community.

To answere to OP. no you will no longer be able to use steam at all in 219 days..

I have the same problem as you.. still windows 7 users here because Linux is far from being a Gaming O.S. and Windobe 10 is just a badly designed O.S. that is frustrating to use as a daily routine.

IF valve really put us in the garbage, i hope someone will be able to make a fix for their lazy attitude.

Security is not the problem here.. the problem is because windows 7 is not traceable as windows 10. and as with the Mask during the Plandemic.. the elitist of this world want to controle everyone..and windows 7 is not privacy intrusive as much as windows 10.

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

Originally posted by Sooh:

Originally posted by breadman:

cause win7 is a security black hole

hahahahahahahaha

I saw a lots of threat on this forum asking '' I got hacked, my accaunt steam '' and guess what.. those people use windobe 10.

Windows 7 is not a Hack Hole... Valve is just lazy and dont care about their community.

To answere to OP. no you will no longer be able to use steam at all in 219 days..

I have the same problem as you.. still windows 7 users here because Linux is far from being a Gaming O.S. and Windobe 10 is just a badly designed O.S. that is frustrating to use as a daily routine.

IF valve really put us in the garbage, i hope someone will be able to make a fix for their lazy attitude.

Security is not the problem here.. the problem is because windows 7 is not traceable as windows 10. and as with the Mask during the Plandemic.. the elitist of this world want to controle everyone..and windows 7 is not privacy intrusive as much as windows 10.

where do you get your miss information from...

is there anyone that can show you how to use windows 10
i used windows 7 for a long time and dont have a problem
with windows 10 or 11...

[The Commendatore]

Man, I really miss the days when these type of threads were merged together.

[TheLevelCap]

Originally posted by Komarimaru:

There's plenty of other threads do discuss it, no need to make another to try and farm points.

See why I mentioned a few days ago I'd start those posts as spam? Bcoz they are spamming to farm steam points, there is no other reason than that.

The community is becoming a mess with tons of posts about the same thing over and over when OPs could've used one of the posts already created to talk about their POV, but no, they want to created a new topic to talk about things we already talked about.

[Lystent]

Originally posted by ragefifty50:

Originally posted by Sooh:

hahahahahahahaha

I saw a lots of threat on this forum asking '' I got hacked, my accaunt steam '' and guess what.. those people use windobe 10.

Windows 7 is not a Hack Hole... Valve is just lazy and dont care about their community.

To answere to OP. no you will no longer be able to use steam at all in 219 days..

I have the same problem as you.. still windows 7 users here because Linux is far from being a Gaming O.S. and Windobe 10 is just a badly designed O.S. that is frustrating to use as a daily routine.

IF valve really put us in the garbage, i hope someone will be able to make a fix for their lazy attitude.

Security is not the problem here.. the problem is because windows 7 is not traceable as windows 10. and as with the Mask during the Plandemic.. the elitist of this world want to controle everyone..and windows 7 is not privacy intrusive as much as windows 10.

where do you get your miss information from...

is there anyone that can show you how to use windows 10
i used windows 7 for a long time and dont have a problem
with windows 10 or 11...

Technically, OS doesn't mater for those hacks, as the users could've gone to the wrong websites and/or filled out some shady forms AFAIK.

[Banana {JESUS IS LORD}]

Originally posted by Oz Gaming:

If you don't upgrade your OS to Windows 10 or 11 before 1st January 2024 Next year you will lose access to your Steam Library and I would say these Forums as well.

Windows 7 and 8.1 are Obsolete and Unsupported

couldnt say it any clearer

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by Sooh:

Originally posted by breadman:

cause win7 is a security black hole

hahahahahahahaha

I saw a lots of threat on this forum asking '' I got hacked, my accaunt steam '' and guess what.. those people use windobe 10.

Windows 7 is not a Hack Hole... Valve is just lazy and dont care about their community.

To answere to OP. no you will no longer be able to use steam at all in 219 days..

I have the same problem as you.. still windows 7 users here because Linux is far from being a Gaming O.S. and Windobe 10 is just a badly designed O.S. that is frustrating to use as a daily routine.

IF valve really put us in the garbage, i hope someone will be able to make a fix for their lazy attitude.

Security is not the problem here.. the problem is because windows 7 is not traceable as windows 10. and as with the Mask during the Plandemic.. the elitist of this world want to controle everyone..and windows 7 is not privacy intrusive as much as windows 10.

He not wrong, if there a hole, that hole not going to get patched period due to end of support, there no more updates to fixing anything anymore for that OS.

Also it's hijacked not hack, most common misconception when one does not understand the terms of the words. Hack would apply meaning either end user is compromised, or service/site is compromised, and so far majority of it is related to end user getting hijacked because they gave their account to scammers.

Now hating an OS simply because of GUI is pretty silly, I posted a video above to make it look, and feel like windows 7 if that all you care about is GUI.

If you're worry about privacy that badly there shutup10 privacy tools, but if you're super paranoid, then I got bad news for you with your tin foil hat, as Windows 7 is not private as you assume, I mean if your that paranoid then you would be setting up your own proxy/VPN network, your own firewall, and be using Linux to VM windows which shouldn't be problem you're complaining about really to begin with, as well living off the grid to hide away from everyone so badly. I mean ISP watches what goes on, the sites & services you use collect data, even your OS.

[Lystent]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

...
Now hating an OS simply because of GUI is pretty silly, I posted a video above to make it look, and feel like windows 7 if that all you care about is GUI.

If you're worry about privacy that badly there shutup10 privacy tools, but if you're super paranoid, then I got bad news for you with your tin foil hat, as Windows 7 is not private as you assume, I mean if your that paranoid then you would be setting up your own proxy/VPN network, your own firewall, and be using Linux to VM windows which shouldn't be problem you're complaining about really to begin with, as well living off the grid to hide away from everyone so badly. I mean ISP watches what goes on, the sites & services you use collect data, even your OS.

A main issue of mine with 10 stems from how it limits when I can use my computer more than the previous windows OSs.