Steam will apparently stop working on Windows XP and Vista starting on January 1,2019. Valve has recommended that users upgrade to Windows 7 or above in order to receive further updates.
Back in June, Valve made a surprise announcement stating that it is dropping support for Windows XP and Vista on January 1,2019. The number of Steam gamers using these aging operating systems has been decreasing consistently and purportedly occupies less than 1% of the platform’s user base.
