In August 2023, the Google Drive cloud storage application will stop working on all computers running Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10 32-bit. informs Edition of The Verge.
Google Drive is a Google cloud storage client that can be used to store files without filling up your computer’s hard drive. Also, Google Drive is often used to back up photos and videos taken on Android smartphones.
The Verge states that after the release of the August update, users of the listed versions of Windows will not lose their ability to use the service. Google Drive will remain accessible, at the very least, in a web version that can be easily opened in a browser.
Google Drive is far from the only service where Windows 8 and 8.1 users have lost all functionality over the past few months. Prior to this, new versions of the browsers Chrome and Mozilla Firefox were released, for example, which also do not work on older operating systems. Microsoft stopped issuing security patches for Windows 8 and 8.1 in January 2023.
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