Microsoft announces end of availability of OneDrive for desktop version of Windows 7/8 / 8.1
Microsoft has announced that it will end support for the
End of support for OneDrive desktop application on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 --Microsoft Tech Community
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/end-of-support-for-onedrive-desktop-application-on-windows-7-8/ba-p/2929066
Microsoft provides the cloud storage service 'OneDrive', and the function to use OneDrive directly from Explorer is installed as standard in the OS of Windows 10 or later. Previously, similar functionality could be used on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 by installing the desktop version of OneDrive provided by Microsoft.
However, Microsoft updated its official blog on November 5, 2021 to announce the end of support for the desktop version of OneDrive for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. According to the announcement, the update of the desktop version OneDrive for the OS will end after January 1, 2022, and the file synchronization function via the desktop version OneDrive in the OS will not be available after March 1, 2022. It will be.
In the announcement, Microsoft said, 'If you are currently using an operating system that will be discontinued for desktop OneDrive, we recommend that you upgrade your operating system to Windows 10 or Windows 11. Windows 10 or Windows 11 system requirements. For machines that don't meet the requirements, you can continue to access, edit, and share files from all devices by manually uploading files to OneDrive for Web Services, 'he said, recommending OS upgrades and using OneDrive for Web. I am.
Support for Windows 8 has ended on January 12, 2016, and extended support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 is scheduled to end on January 10, 2023.
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