Customers sticking to the good-old (and dead) Windows 7 now have one more reason to ditch the operating system: as of January 1, 2024, Steam no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

Steam no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1::Customers sticking to the good-old (and dead) Windows 7 now have one more reason to ditch the operating system: as of January 1, 2024, Steam no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Odds that these computers were infected by something in the first place?

      Pretty fucking high.

      I support multiple computers at all times that are always running the latest Windows version, never had one where an update broke it and if it happened it’s a pretty major leap to go from “that update broke my computer” to “Microsoft intentionally bricked my computer”

      It’s also completely ridiculous because you’re implying that the same situation couldn’t have happened with a Windows 7 update.

      • btaf45@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        update broke my computer” to “Microsoft intentionally bricked my computer”

        Didn’t say it was intentional. Why would it be intentional?

        It’s also completely ridiculous because you’re implying that the same situation couldn’t have happened with a Windows 7 update.

        You can turn Windows 7 updates off. You can also control the timing of the updates.

        Odds that these computers were infected by something in the first place?

        Zero since they specifically noticed it happened during the update process.

        • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Didn’t say it was intentional?

          Microsoft cannot brick my computer on a whim like they have the power to with later versions of windows.

          You can turn updates off for the following versions of Windows too.

          Chances are they update broke because their computer was infected by something that didn’t play well with the update, I don’t know why you would think the odds are zero and don’t know why you would think something similar couldn’t happen with a Windows 7 update (not that you would care since you don’t get updates anymore, but you might want to care about infection risks though, going on the internet for you is like joining an orgy and leaving your condoms at the door).