Steam announces end of support for Windows 10 32-Bit, saying only 0.01% of PCs are still running it

Valve has announced Steam will be ending support for 32-bit versions of Windows 10 at the turn of the year, citing the fact that only 0.01% of current Steam users are on the operating system. The 64-bit versions of Windows 10 will continue to be supported.

"As of January 1 2026, Steam will stop supporting systems running 32-bit versions of Windows," . "Windows 10 32-bit is the only 32-bit version that is currently supported by Steam and is only in use on 0.01% of systems reported through the Steam Hardware Survey. Windows 10 64-bit will still be supported and 32-bit games will still run."

The only solution for those still hanging on to their beloved 32-bit jalopies is to upgrade.

"Steam Support will be unable to offer users technical support for issues related to the old operating systems, and Steam will be unable to Yono all app guarantee continued functionality of Steam on the unsupported operating system versions. To ensure continued updates and compatibility, users should update to a 64-bit version of Windows.

"This change is required as core features in Steam rely on system drivers and other libraries that are not supported on 32-bit versions of Windows. Future versions of Steam will run on 64-bit versions of all yono app Windows only. We strongly encourage all 32-bit Windows users to update sooner rather than later."

Valve has arguably held on longer than most: Microsoft first announced it would be . Heck, the company is , as anyone still running Windows 10 will know go rummy from the constant wheedling requests to upgrade.

Those current Steam users on Windows 10 32-bit will find that the client should "continue to function for the near term" but there will be no further updates.