* Keep going full Steam ahead in 2024 *
by: Meredith Johnson
As announced here, the Steam client will stop running on Windows 7 and Windows 8 in 2024. Any new Steam installs should continue to work in 2024, as CrossOver now defaults to installing Steam into a Windows 10 bottle. If you have an older Windows 7 or Windows 8 Steam bottle that you want to keep using in 2024, we have a 30 second fix outlined for you here.
1. Select your Steam install from your bottles list, and click Wine Configuration in the Control Panels in the right sidebar.
2. At the bottom of Wine Configuration, change the Windows version to Windows 10.
3. Click Apply, then OK to close and save.
Note that CrossOver will still display Windows 7 in the top right corner of the bottle screen: that field is tied to theā¦