So how long will Steam work with Windows 10?

[ILOVEFOOTBALL]

OK so now we need Win 10 to run Steam when 2023 ends. How long till Win 10 is NOT supported by Steam? Why do I ask? Because my machine won't run anything later than Win 10.

[Crazy Tiger]

That's unknown. Support from Microsoft drops late 2025. Valve in general supports Windows versions for longer than that, at least they did so with every version so far. So probably a few years before support for Win 10 gets dropped.

[Glimmer]

We won't know until Valve announces it. Common speculation is around 2028 so you have time to either save up for a machine capable of running newer version of Windows or get some practice with Linux.

[lailaamell]

they support it until something no longer works with it like chromium or a function needs something else if i remember right thats why xp vista got dropped chromium didnt work with those 2 anymore so they were stopped from support in 2020

[ONe_mOMENT]

Oct 14 2025 it goes on End of life from Microsoft.

7 was slated for Jan 14 2020 but received retention for 3 more years (2023) and valve is ending support in 2024.

So I'd guess 2029 ish?

[🍋 Lemonfed 🍋]

2028 or 2029 sound like a reasonable year to drop windows 10 support from both chrome and steam point of view since most peoples are slow to move on the newer windows OS.

all we can do is speculation since it's all depend on what valve decide.

[vizthex]

As others have said, sometime around 2030 (give or take a few years) is a good estimate.

And just like they've done now, there's gonna be ample time to upgrade before it actually happens.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

It's anyone guess, it could be 2026 ~ 2030, basically got another 3 ~ 7 years, depends if CEF get dropped.

There chance Windows 10 may get ESU, FYI for those that confuse EOL, both are they're own thing.

EOL is end of life means no more changes, or big updates.

ESU is extended security updates, this is to update for security that it.

Windows 7 already had EOL back in 2020. Before say hey but didn't it end in 2023, that actually ESU that ended in 2023 that means no more updates at all it completely dropped OS.

Worse case if w10 don't get ESU, do work around to install w11.

[Zefar]

Win7 can't handle the security update that Steam is getting at 2024.

If Win10 can handle any changes Valve makes to Steam I doubt they are gonna cut support for it.

[Vox]

Windows 10 ltsc is supported until 2027 and Windows 10 iot ltsc is supported until 2032.

So I would imagine there's still plenty of time.

[CobaltZero]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

That's unknown. Support from Microsoft drops late 2025. Valve in general supports Windows versions for longer than that, at least they did so with every version so far. So probably a few years before support for Win 10 gets dropped.

Windows 7 was dropped back in January of 2020 and they aren't dropping support til January of 2024, so we can assume about 4 years after EOL, whether that's 2029 or 2031 remains to be decided...assuming Google doesn't do something to chrome that kills support early.

[Johnny Stokino]

I wou stick wih windows 10 for any existing machines but if you buy a new one definitely go for win11 to make sure it will last. I have both and win11 is starting to get better especially with stardock start11 installed, although the worst thing about it is that they removed custom taskbars.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

I have always said 2028/29 and I am sticking with it.

[ZΣПITΉ ︻ ̵̵̿ — ҉]

Originally posted by Zefar:

Win7 can't handle the security update that Steam is getting at 2024.

If Win10 can handle any changes Valve makes to Steam I doubt they are gonna cut support for it.

i really hope they don't, i have a decent PC but it won't support windows 11 and im stuck with it, i wanna play games but i can't buy a new PC :(

[N3tRunn3r]

~ 2028 ~

maybe less, maybe more, ..

Microsoft wants to get rid of Windows 10 asap ..

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Maxrocks95:

Originally posted by Zefar:

Win7 can't handle the security update that Steam is getting at 2024.

If Win10 can handle any changes Valve makes to Steam I doubt they are gonna cut support for it.

i really hope they don't, i have a decent PC but it won't support windows 11 and im stuck with it, i wanna play games but i can't buy a new PC :(

Support for Windows 10 7 has already been dropped, as of January 1st, 2024. Steam will continue to work until enough updates happen to cause it to fails on Windows 7.

As for Windows 10, it will happen eventually there too. We can't predict as to when, but not for 5 or more years, at the least. More then enough time to save up for a new PC is need be.