# Time to make Windows 10 as \*minimum\* supported on Windows platforms **URL:** \ **Category:** Player Features & Ideas\ **Created:** [November 23, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428 "2021-11-23T11:36:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EM00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/em00/32/416391_2.png) [@EM00](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/EM00)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/43 "2021-11-23T16:01:08Z")
> [@Zoiie](#): > > just as Linux users can run it. (Giggles) I will pretend I did not see another Linux reference. And maybe I will also pretend I didn’t see the reference to it in your opening post - which says in part: > [@Zoiie](#): > > Linux or W10+ or Mac. I think it is crunch time to pick a replacement… So yes, you made the thread is about Win10, Mac AND _Linux._ I have nothing against Linux, just saying you seem to be at odds with your own opening post. At least with the current Eve code which supports older operating system (Win7 included) is well tested and the bugs are mostly known. (and CCP is working on them and will fix it soon ™) If CCP removes support for operating systems it means big changes. Which means big chance for big bugs… more bugs. I’m not a fan of breaking Eve, so don’t rush into it please. Oh and I was not saying my PC can’t run Win10. I keep saying I’m happy with Win7 that I have. If you want me to use Win10 while I want to keep my Win7 as it is, then please give me a 2nd free computer… then I can use both… I’m happy and you are happy. Just not the one you listed. It has horrible specs for gaming. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/44 "2021-11-23T16:04:40Z")
Eventually even XP users stopped crying and upgraded. Nature has a way to fix things. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/45 "2021-11-23T16:10:49Z")
[https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/directx/](https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/directx/) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/4/0/0/400cd5852117f90052efa859ba1b5f6dd1727a24.png) Pretty sure W7/8/8.1 is dead. ---
**Author:** ![EM00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/em00/32/416391_2.png) [@EM00](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/EM00)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/46 "2021-11-23T16:12:26Z")
But those stats are not for Eve. And the opening post was about Eve. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/47 "2021-11-23T16:12:50Z")
Steam survey is very representative of the gaming market. Eve is also on many stores including Steam. ---
**Author:** ![EM00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/em00/32/416391_2.png) [@EM00](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/EM00)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/48 "2021-11-23T16:13:16Z")
Please cite reference. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/49 "2021-11-23T16:13:59Z")
> **[Steam: Game and Player Statistics](https://store.steampowered.com/stats/)** 25m gamers. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/50 "2021-11-23T16:16:45Z")
> **[Number of Steam users 2021 | Statista](https://www.statista.com/statistics/308330/number-stream-users/)** > > The online gaming platform, Steam, was first released by the Valve Corporation in 2003. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/1/a/e/1aeb27b9e6e95764e3731edb97ae273d3d08a263.png) ---
**Author:** ![EM00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/em00/32/416391_2.png) [@EM00](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/EM00)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/51 "2021-11-23T16:16:47Z")
I would easily hazard a guess that 25million is not even close to 1/10th of the gamers in the world. But I have no proof… just a hunch that there are lots more people around the world playing games without Steam. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/52 "2021-11-23T16:17:17Z")
If you got a better source, cite it. Either way, Microsoft killed W7/8/8.1. It’s dead. ---
**Author:** ![EM00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/em00/32/416391_2.png) [@EM00](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/EM00)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/53 "2021-11-23T16:19:40Z")
3.2 billion estimated gamers… which sounds more correct than 25million. > **[Number of gamers worldwide | Statista](https://www.statista.com/statistics/293304/number-video-gamers/)** > > The statistic presents the number of video gamers worldwide in 2018, broken down by region. According to the estimates, there were over 1.23 billion gamers in Asia Pacific in 2018, with the region generating 71.4 billion U.S. dollars of revenue in... Win7 is not dead. It still works, see I’m typing in Win7 right now. It is just not supported by MS anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/54 "2021-11-23T16:20:01Z")
Microsoft killed W7/8/8.1. Microsoft says it’s dead. They’re the owner of Windows. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/55 "2021-11-23T16:21:38Z")
playstation , 2, and 3 are dead, yet there are still people playing on Ps3 with no support for games from developers… whats your point. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/56 "2021-11-23T16:22:13Z")
I am not saying you can’t or shouldn’t play on it if you can. I am just saying set the minimum to W10. ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/57 "2021-11-23T16:22:27Z")
if it works, don’t ■■■■■■■ break it. ---
**Author:** ![EM00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/em00/32/416391_2.png) [@EM00](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/EM00)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/58 "2021-11-23T16:23:01Z")
Agreed totally! ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/59 "2021-11-23T16:23:04Z")
It’s already broken. Microsoft (the owner’s of Windows) killed it. I think they would know. ---
**Author:** ![EM00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/em00/32/416391_2.png) [@EM00](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/EM00)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/60 "2021-11-23T16:24:59Z")
But Win7 still works. And Eve still works on it. Neither is dead. Both very much alive. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/61 "2021-11-23T16:25:39Z")
And it may continue to work for you, but the minimum support should updated to supported platforms by Microsoft, that means W10. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428/62 "2021-11-23T16:27:44Z")
An added bonus is they get to do test release cycles faster, smaller test matrix by pruning end of life proprietary systems. That means you get more content perhaps faster. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/time-to-make-windows-10-as-minimum-supported-on-windows-platforms/338428.md?page=4)