The popular Epic Games Store Launcher has announced that it will no longer provide official support for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and the 32-bit version of Windows 10 starting in June 2024. This news comes as a blow to users who are still using these older versions of Windows.
In an official announcement, Epic Games stated that after June 2024, the Epic Games Launcher installed on these operating systems will no longer receive updates or technical support. While users may still be able to launch and use the launcher, it may become underfunctional or unusable over time without official support.
The decision to end support for these operating systems may be influenced by the fact that Windows itself has been phasing out extended security update support for Windows 7. Many software developers are following suit and ending support for older versions of Windows.
Moving forward, the Epic Games Launcher will only provide official support for Windows 10 (64-bit version), Windows 11, and macOS 10.13 and above operating systems. Users are advised to upgrade to a supported operating system to ensure continued functionality of the Epic Games Launcher.
As more and more software developers discontinue support for older versions of Windows, users will need to stay up to date with the latest operating systems in order to access the newest features and security updates.