This does not mean that users who maintain less up-to-date versions of the Microsoft operating system cannot access this service.
Microsoft has announced that its OneDrive file hosting service will stop offering resource and update support on devices with Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 operating systems as of 1, 2022, so that only these documents and images will be accessible. manually from the web.
As clarified in a statement, this does not mean that users who maintain less updated versions of the Microsoft operating system cannot access this service, but must do so from the web, through the browser, and not from the application of the cloud. Thus, to share and edit files they will have to access them in that way.
To prevent this update from causing service interruptions from the beginning of next year, the company has encouraged users who still maintain these versions of their operating system to download the most up-to-date, Windows 10 or Windows 11. It has also announced that both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will continue to work until January 10, 2023.
This change is due to the fact that Microsoft intends to “focus resources on new technologies and operating systems and provide users with the most up-to-date and secure experience,” as stated by Product Marketing Manager Ankita Kirti.
According to this release, OneDrive will not only stop syncing with individual computers from January 1, 2022, but will also be extended to OneDrive for business. (I)
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