Valve has set a firm deadline: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will stop receiving official support on 32‑bit editions of Windows — effectively ending the platform’s last mainstream accommodation for 32‑bit Windows and putting a clear migration clock on the tiny group of...
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