[STEAM] Windows 7 and 8 now dead for gaming, as new Steam update pulls support

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Steam has finally stopped working on several older Windows operating systems, following a warning from Valve that it planned to drop support earlier this year. With little fanfare, Windows 7 and Windows 8 gaming on Steam is no longer possible following the most recent Steam client update on November 5.

This new

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update shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, with

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support for these older Windows systems ending years ago. The

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aren't running Windows 7 or Windows 8 these days, either, and Valve has already given plenty of notice for the switch, with the plan for

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versions being in the pipeline for at least two years.

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