Our only real solution to Windows 7/8 cancellation

[CEO OF XXX]

Hello, all users of Windows! This is my probably the final topic I myself will make on this matter of the blocking of Windows 7/8 users from being able to access Steam after the start of 2024.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A


Complaining on this discussion board will not change much and bickering with Windows 10 and 11 users definitely will not either.. we have to let our voices be heard by the only one who really matters in Valve.

That's right, we need to know what is Gabe's official stance on this announcement and matter. All the previous quotes, videos, and interviews I have seen from Gabe he seemed like a really down to earth and great guy and felt like he genuinely cared about the users of Steam, his customers and he knew how we feel and could relate to us unlike the majority of most CEOs of big companies.

Here's an email of Gabe, I don't know if he checks it or not or it may even be fake, but it's worth emailing about this very serious problem directly to him as well. So, please email him and voice your complaints on what's going on is very wrong. I know I will.

[e-mail]

For all we know Gabe doesn't even know about the existence of this announcement or he was lied to what it will be all about or falsely lead on to believe something different this announcement would have been. For all we know the person behind this announcement could have just told Gabe they are "unsupporting" Windows 7/8 and not completely blocking it.

That's the problem, we don't know what is going on, and the only stance and opinion that matters is not all the people who bash on us for using Windows 7 and 8, no. The only opinion that matters is Gabes opinion because this is his company.

I remember before Valve has made mistakes such as banning the game Hatred and then Gabe personally apologized and unbanned the game, so this gives me faith and I want to trust in Gabe.



So, please. Contact Steam Support just one time about this! If one of us tries it will just end up being ignored, but we need to unite if we actually want to be noticed by Gabe.

Contact Steam Support and ask what is Gabe's official stance on the announcement of Windows 7/8 is cancellation. If enough of us do this and consistently then they can't keep ignoring us and eventually Gabe will hear of this news and notice us.

We need to do this while the announcement is still fresh because if we take too long and don't unite then it's going to be too late and this announcement will be set in stone.


So, PLEASE fellow friends spread the word to your friends, fellow Windows 7 and 8 users, and anyone else you think would care as much as possible because if Gabe sees us as disposable wallets that can be tossed away at any time and not valued customers then I don't want to support a company like that and you probably shouldn't either.


Also, please don't reply to anyone who is hating on us or bashing us for using Windows 7/8 just ignore them or block them. All that matters is to share this message and contact Steam Support and get Gabe to notice us.. that's all that matters

God bless you all, and I really hope Gabe will notice us.

[AlexTheRedScout]

dead topic

[Caduryn]

BASED WaRLY の投稿を引用：

d3str0y3r の投稿を引用：

On top of that spamming support can lead to you getting banned from contacting them ever again.

This is not spam. It's a legitimate concern.

I don't know if you understand how important this is, millions of users of Steam unless they purchase a new PC or upgrade their OS (by force basically with our games hostage) will be blocked from accessing Steam and our games.

Just because it does not effect you doesn't mean it is not important.

Why are you not concerned about no Win xp support....?

[Kenpoleon Bonaparte]

Zefar の投稿を引用：

I have had far less blue screen on Win10 than I did on Win7. So Win7 being stable is a load of bull. There might have been a total of 4 or 5 blue screens for me on Win10 when using it for 7-8 years.

You should not be getting that many blue screens at all. I'm still daily running a 13-yr old laptop with Win 7, and I've had ZERO blue screens with it. Win 7 is more stable than any Win version I had before it.

[miakisfan]

BASED WaRLY の投稿を引用：

Hello, all users of Windows! This is my probably the final topic I myself will make on this matter of the blocking of Windows 7/8 users from being able to access Steam after the start of 2024.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A


Complaining on this discussion board will not change much and bickering with Windows 10 and 11 users definitely will not either.. we have to let our voices be heard by the only one who really matters in Valve.

That's right, we need to know what is Gabe's official stance on this announcement and matter. All the previous quotes, videos, and interviews I have seen from Gabe he seemed like a really down to earth and great guy and felt like he genuinely cared about the users of Steam, his customers and he knew how we feel and could relate to us unlike the majority of most CEOs of big companies.

Here's an email of Gabe, I don't know if he checks it or not or it may even be fake, but it's worth emailing about this very serious problem directly to him as well. So, please email him and voice your complaints on what's going on is very wrong. I know I will.

[e-mail]

For all we know Gabe doesn't even know about the existence of this announcement or he was lied to what it will be all about or falsely lead on to believe something different this announcement would have been. For all we know the person behind this announcement could have just told Gabe they are "unsupporting" Windows 7/8 and not completely blocking it.

That's the problem, we don't know what is going on, and the only stance and opinion that matters is not all the people who bash on us for using Windows 7 and 8, no. The only opinion that matters is Gabes opinion because this is his company.

I remember before Valve has made mistakes such as banning the game Hatred and then Gabe personally apologized and unbanned the game, so this gives me faith and I want to trust in Gabe.



So, please. Contact Steam Support just one time about this! If one of us tries it will just end up being ignored, but we need to unite if we actually want to be noticed by Gabe.

Contact Steam Support and ask what is Gabe's official stance on the announcement of Windows 7/8 is cancellation. If enough of us do this and consistently then they can't keep ignoring us and eventually Gabe will hear of this news and notice us.

We need to do this while the announcement is still fresh because if we take too long and don't unite then it's going to be too late and this announcement will be set in stone.


So, PLEASE fellow friends spread the word to your friends, fellow Windows 7 and 8 users, and anyone else you think would care as much as possible because if Gabe sees us as disposable wallets that can be tossed away at any time and not valued customers then I don't want to support a company like that and you probably shouldn't either.


Also, please don't reply to anyone who is hating on us or bashing us for using Windows 7/8 just ignore them or block them. All that matters is to share this message and contact Steam Support and get Gabe to notice us.. that's all that matters

God bless you all, and I really hope Gabe will notice us.

It took that long to figure that out?

No wonder they are removing Windows 7/8.1 ... the people running those OSes are ignorant enough not to know the proper pecking order from the start. /sarcasm

You see arguing from some people here ... either Windows 10/11 users or those simply trying to express some common sense. You neglect to see everything but what matters to you. Security issues come before anything else and I simply can't blame any business out there that sees the end of those OSes and runs away from them.

You know , there's an old saying out there about the differences between listening and hearing. This should have been the first and last topic made about this issue because it was the only possible way for your voice to be heard by those who actually matter when it comes to Steam.

The sad part is I highly doubt this is the end of crying about Windows 7 support ending. Some people never grow up and an open forum is the perfect place to prove it.

[BigClaudia]

also me who upgraded to Win 11 recently 🤡🎪
the circus for the win 7 users is open where the malwares will tear you alive since Win 7/8/8.1 doesnt longer get any security patches and almost no apps has support for it

[Amaterasu]

I'm angry that Steam doesn't support my old Tandy Desktop! Grr!

[BigClaudia]

sungoddess14 の投稿を引用：

I'm angry that Steam doesn't support my old Tandy Desktop! Grr!

upgrade to Win 10 or just get Linux

[Amaterasu]

BigClaudia の投稿を引用：

sungoddess14 の投稿を引用：

I'm angry that Steam doesn't support my old Tandy Desktop! Grr!

upgrade to Win 10 or just get Linux

That was supposed to be satire. A Tandy Desktop is literally a PC from the 80s. It wouldn't have enough space or memory to run Steam.

[AlexTheRedScout]

Kenpoleon Bonaparte の投稿を引用：

Zefar の投稿を引用：

I have had far less blue screen on Win10 than I did on Win7. So Win7 being stable is a load of bull. There might have been a total of 4 or 5 blue screens for me on Win10 when using it for 7-8 years.

You should not be getting that many blue screens at all. I'm still daily running a 13-yr old laptop with Win 7, and I've had ZERO blue screens with it. Win 7 is more stable than any Win version I had before it.

you do realize windows 7 is more prone to issues such as not being able to handle current hardware because i wasn't made forit

[BRUTAL BUNDY]

Just instal win 10 or 11 and move on.

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

BRUTAL BUNDY の投稿を引用：

Just instal win 10 or 11 and move on.

already on win11

[Zefar]

Kenpoleon Bonaparte の投稿を引用：

Zefar の投稿を引用：

I have had far less blue screen on Win10 than I did on Win7. So Win7 being stable is a load of bull. There might have been a total of 4 or 5 blue screens for me on Win10 when using it for 7-8 years.

You should not be getting that many blue screens at all. I'm still daily running a 13-yr old laptop with Win 7, and I've had ZERO blue screens with it. Win 7 is more stable than any Win version I had before it.

Browsing the internet is not what gets you bluescreens, it's when you play the games and Win7 gave me quite a bit of blue screens.

To the point where it felt normal. On Win10 the first time I saw one I was "Hey, I used to get those on older OS years ago"

Naturally Win7 is gonna be more stable than the earlier lot of it. But it's still Windows Vista code and people hated Vista.

[Mountain Months]

slower, features removed, more telemetry, more spyware, more resource usage, more problems

10 and 11 are objectively much worse compared to 7

[Piston Smashed™]

Mountain Months の投稿を引用：

slower, features removed, more telemetry, more spyware, more resource usage, more problems

10 and 11 are objectively much worse compared to 7

So the conspiracy theorists say...

[lx]

if gaben was interested, he would be here texting with people. anyone seen him? ever?

retiring a thing... it happens. and in this case, it already happened. its dead and burred. next time act before it happens. and act effectively.