Valve recently announced that Steam will stop supporting 32-bit versions of Windows as of January 1st, 2026. Right now, Windows 10 32-bit is the only 32-bit version of Windows that officially works ...

Valve's Steam client is pretty widely compatible with all kinds of newer and older operating systems—that's what you do when you want as many people as possible spending their money in your store. But ...

Valve has confirmed Steam will be dropping support for 32-bit versions of the Windows 10 operating system. The company said Windows 10 32-bit is used by just 0.01% of users, sparking the change.

If you primarily use Steam for PC gaming but are using hardware that only supports a 32-bit version of Windows, you may want to consider upgrading soon. You'll want to do so because Steam will be ...

Valve is ceasing Steam support for systems running 32-bit versions of the Windows 10 operating system (OS) on January 1, 2026. In a recent Steam Support blog, Valve explained that Windows 10 32-bit is ...

Valve has announced plans to end Steam support for systems running Windows 10 32-bit in the new year, so if you haven't upgraded to a 64-bit version of Windows 10 yet, now's the time. In a new post on ...

Future versions of Steam will run on 64-bit versions of Windows only. Future versions of Steam will run on 64-bit versions of Windows only. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Valve has announced a big change coming to Steam. Well, it may sound big, but in reality, it only affects a tiny portion of the userbase. Starting January 1, 2026, the platform will no longer support ...

Valve has announced that as of January 1, 2026, Steam for 32-bit based versions of Windows will no longer be supported. Currently, the only version of Windows 32-bit that Valve actively supports is ...

VMWare also supports it. If you are using Windows on VMWare or Virtual box or any virtual machine software to run another OS then you can also use Windows Loader to activate it. It contains a list of ...