Most desktop and laptop computers from the past two decades use 64-bit x86 processors, but older 32-bit x86 CPUs (also known as i386 or i686) are still around. Even though Windows and many Linux ...

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 ...

Before I get started, I want to point out that this article makes a couple of assumptions. First, I am assuming that you are running either Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 on a 32-bit ...

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.

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 ...

PCWorld reports that Valve has updated Steam for Windows, permanently dropping support for 32-bit systems with the older version losing support by year-end. Most users with modern 64-bit CPUs remain ...