steam solution to keep playing ny games on win 8.1

[mp2]

did steam find a way to keep playing games on a win 8.1 computer? i have over 1000 games and not willing to ugrade my home pc just to be able to play the games i bought on steam so if u stop letting me use mu games i want my money back !

[miakisfan]

Not willing means deserve to not play your games. At some point you have to realize that the responsibility is not all on Steam.

Pretty sure it says somewhere that all sales are final, too.

P.S.: Thank God I am not a Windows 7 or 8.1 OS user anymore. I don't have to worry about it.

[rawWwRrr]

After January 1, Steam will not be supporting 8.1. It will be up to you to figure that out. The client may still allow you to launch games after January 1, but there may come a day when that will stop as Steam is updated.

[d3str0y3r]

You're responsible to make sure YOUR system meets the requirements to run Steam and continues to meet them as they may change over time.

https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement

[Þójan]

no but the client will just stop receiving updates by then you will still be able to play your games by then it's just the client will stop receiving updates pretty sure updates for games will still update but you may not be able to play games that support higher than windows 7/8/8.1 (win10 and win11) it will not stop running by next year no it will stop receiving updates by then (client mostly) sure this move is very ♥♥♥♥ move for valve but it's just how it's gonna go... (though this message may not be true in the upcoming future)

[Psychlapse]

Were the other 100 threads about it not enough?

[Oz Gaming]

" i want my money back !"

You won't be getting any money back. Update your operating system or you won't be using Steam.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Keep in mind that Steam will not support Windows 7, so if the client eventually breaks (as it will) they won't do anything to fix it or offer any support with the client on Windows 7.

So Windows 7, 8, 8.1 users will likely have access on their OS for a while more.


https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A

Windows 7 and Windows 8 Support

As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After that date, existing Steam Client installations on these operating systems will no longer receive updates of any kind including security updates. Steam Support will be unable to offer users technical support for issues related to the old operating systems, and Steam will be unable to guarantee continued functionality of Steam on the unsupported operating system versions.

In order to ensure continued operation of Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users should update to a more recent version of Windows. We expect the Steam client and games on these older operating systems to continue running for some time without updates after January 1st, 2024, but we are unable to guarantee continued functionality after that date.

This change is required as core features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.

We strongly encourage all Windows 7/8/8.1 users to update sooner rather than later. Microsoft ended security updates and technical support for Windows 7 in January 2020 and for Windows 8.1 in January 2023. Computers running these operating systems, when connected to the internet, are susceptible to new malware and other exploits which will not be patched. That malware can cause your PC, Steam and games to perform poorly or crash. That malware can also be used to steal the credentials for your Steam account or other services.

[invision2212]

You can buy 1000 games but can’t spend 20.00 on a windows 10 key?

[rawWwRrr]

invision2212님이 먼저 게시:

You can buy 1000 games but can’t spend 20.00 on a windows 10 key?

OP must have scruples.

[Satoru]

mp2님이 먼저 게시:

did steam find a way to keep playing games on a win 8.1 computer? i have over 1000 games and not willing to ugrade my home pc just to be able to play the games i bought on steam so if u stop letting me use mu games i want my money back !

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgrade-to-windows-10-faq-cce52341-7943-594e-72ce-e1cf00382445

That is the solution

[Start_Running]

mp2님이 먼저 게시:

did steam find a way to keep playing games on a win 8.1 computer? i have over 1000 games and not willing to ugrade my home pc just to be able to play the games i bought on steam so if u stop letting me use mu games i want my money back !

Nope. So I guess those 1000 games aren't worth an hour or two of your time.
Your choice.

[Heraclius Caesar]

mp2님이 먼저 게시:

did steam find a way to keep playing games on a win 8.1 computer?

Why would they do that when they're intentionally discontinuing support for it?

mp2님이 먼저 게시:

not willing to ugrade my home pc

That's your own choice and your own problem. There are options out there, it's entirely on you and your own fault if you don't take advantage of any of them.

mp2님이 먼저 게시:

so if u stop letting me use mu games i want my money back !

The only one stopping you from using your games is you if you refuse to install an operating system supported by Steam.

You aren't entitled to any refunds when you're refusing to keep your end of the agreement you made with Steam when you signed up for your Steam account.

Also, if your thousand games were purchased more than 2 weeks ago and have more than 2 hours playtime you definitely won't be getting your money back for any of them.

At the end of the day it's just changing operating systems. There are people out there in the world with real problems. You'll be alright.

[zero254]

the real loss will be 32 bit games, just you watch

[Zero]

Why in the world do you want to keep using 8.1? Switch back to 7 or just go to 10. 8 and 8.1 are terrible.

[zero254]

Zero님이 먼저 게시:

Why in the world do you want to keep using 8.1? Switch back to 7 or just go to 10. 8 and 8.1 are terrible.

It's kinda funny, 8 got less support than 7 because on launch it was a straight downgrade in almost every way