PC Steam: New hope for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users

[Danieru-Emanyueru]

I read something interesting about Steam on the internet. The Steam client now only supports Windows 10 and Windows 11. The latest beta has now been ported to Windows 7 and Windows 8, so players with an unsupported operating system are no longer excluded. Valve's official Steam client has only supported Windows 11 and its predecessor, Windows 10 since the beginning of 2024. However, the latest beta version from December 4, 2025, has now been ported to Windows 7 and Windows 8 that meaning players with unsupported operating systems are no longer excluded. This unofficial backport, created by "Eazy Black," is now available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.x. Like @TheBobPony Steam states that Windows 7 and Windows 8 must first be fully updated before the adapted Steam client will run fully and stably on these older operating systems. Users with an operating system that is no longer supported therefore face significant risks when the system is online. On this page contains more information about it.

https://www.techpowerup.com/343854/latest-steam-client-beta-unofficially-backported-to-windows-7-and-windows-8

 

[SherionVane]

They were already doing something similar in pirated games to crack the games. I don't think it's very safe.

 

[petran79]

Issue was that Windows 7 SP1 would show blue screen after installing the newer updates.

 

[Danieru-Emanyueru]

Well, you can never be absolutely sure that it will actually work.