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Steam stops supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 — Microsoft and Google no longer provide security support for Valve's launcher
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Due to a lack of security patches and support on these obsolete operating systems, Steam officially announced it no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.
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Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft has issued a statement marking the end of free updates from Windows 7 and 8.X to Windows 10 and 11, but free upgrades from Windows 10 to 11 are still encouraged.
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Winception: Running Microsoft’s Last Five OSes Simultaneously
By Mark Tyson published
Winception escapade by NTDEV shows Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 running together via nested virtualization.
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Valve Prepares to Kill Steam Gaming on Windows 7 and 8
By Mark Tyson published
Valve will end support for Steam on Windows 7 and 8 PCs in January 2024. There are still 1.9% of Steam users on the older operating systems.
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Developer Runs Windows 7 on a 5 MHz CPU with 128MB of RAM
By Avram Piltch published
One brave individual has managed to get the 2009-era OS to run on a Pentium-S CPU going at just 5 MHz.
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AMD Releases Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Graphics Driver for Windows 7
By Mark Tyson published
It offers support for GPUs from the Radeon RX 6900 XT to the old HD 6000 series.
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Nvidia Delivers Important Security Update Driver for Kepler GPUs
By Mark Tyson published
Driver 473.04 and 472.98 WHQL patch "multiple security" threats.
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Windows 7 Users Might Get a Free Upgrade to Windows 11
By Nathaniel Mott published
A leaked build of Windows 11 suggests that Windows 7 users might be able to upgrade to the new operating system for free.
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