Microsoft is ending support for the OneDrive desktop application for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 starting next year.
According to a Tech Community blog, the company will no longer be pushing out updates for the desktop application for personal users of those older operating systems.
Further, personal OneDrive desktop apps running on those operating systems will stop syncing to the cloud on Mach 1, the company said in the blog. By that date, personal users will have to upload files directly on OneDrive for web.
For organizations running the OneDrive desktop app for business, support will be aligned with the Windows support lifecycle, which currently has extended support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 until January 20 2023. Support for Windows 8 reached end of life back in 2016.
“If you are currently using one of these operating systems, we recommend upgrading your operating system to either Windows 10 or Windows 11 to avoid disruption,” the company said in the blog. “For machines that do not meet system requirements for Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system upgrade, you can back up and protect your files by manually uploading them to OneDrive on the web, and continue to access, edit, and share your files on all your devices.”
Microsoft just released Windows 11 this fall, and users can update for free if their device meets security and hardware requirements. Like Microsoft, we also heavily recommend upgrading to at least the newest version of Windows 10 to make sure you’re protected against any and all threats.
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