Valve has formally signaled the end of an era for legacy Windows desktops: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will no longer be supported on 32‑bit installations of Windows, and the launcher itself has been transitioned to a native 64‑bit build on modern Windows systems. The...
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