"In a new post on the Steam support page, the company said that come January 1, 2026, systems running Windows 10 32-bit will no longer be supported. 32-bit games will keep playing for now, and Steam clients that are already installed will continue functioning "for the near term," but they won't receive any updates after next year. This includes security updates or any technical support from Steam regarding old operating systems."
"But maybe Windows 10 32-bit isn't that big of a deal to you. After all, according to a statistic Valve shared in the announcement, it's "only in use on 0.01 [percent] of systems reported through the Steam Hardware Survey." While Steam is a 32-bit app on Windows everywhere, that will change as the company said "future versions of Steam will run on 64-bit versions of Windows only.""
Valve announced that beginning January 1, 2026, systems running Windows 10 32-bit will no longer be supported by Steam. 32-bit games and already-installed Steam clients will continue functioning for the near term but will not receive updates, security patches, or technical support thereafter. Valve notes Windows 10 32-bit usage is only 0.01% per Steam Hardware Survey and that future Steam versions will require 64-bit Windows. Users are advised to upgrade to 64-bit operating systems sooner rather than later. Microsoft will end support for Windows 10, 8.1, and 7 on October 14, increasing vulnerability to cyber threats.
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