Valve has officially ended support for the 32-bit Steam client on Windows 10 and Windows 11, completing the transition to a 64-bit-only application on modern Windows platforms.

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The change happens on January 1st, 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Valve has announced Steam will be ending support for ...

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TL;DR: Valve will end Steam support for Windows 10 32-bit systems on January 1, 2026, ceasing updates and technical assistance. While existing Steam clients will still run temporarily, users must ...

Looking ahead: The vast majority of Windows users already run Steam on 64-bit operating systems, even though the client has continued to support a legacy 32-bit version of Windows. That era is ending: ...

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 ...

Valve’s latest Steam update modernises the Windows client with full 64 bit support while also delivering quality-of-life improvements.

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 ...

Just a few short weeks before Microsoft ends Windows 10 support, digital video game storefront Steam announced it would stop support for its 32-bit versions. Valve, the platform’s parent company, ...