It is no longer new to many that the Microsoft has already announced the end of support for Windows 7, where experts say it is no longer safe to use computers with this operating system to access bank accounts and even to send emails.
Now comes a new alert, Microsoft says OneDrive users on Windows, 7, 8 or 8.1 won't be able to sync their content to the cloud as of March 1, 2022, according to a post on the community blog. O OneDrive it will also no longer receive updates if it is running on a system that does not have Windows 10 or Windows 11 installed.
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The files will still be accessible from the app. OneDrive, no matter what version of Windows the user is using, they will simply no longer automatically upload to the cloud. To avoid issues with OneDrive, Microsoft recommends upgrading to a newer version of Windows before March next year. As for systems that cannot run Windows 10 or Windows 11, Microsoft says users can still do backup of your files by sending them to the app on the websites.
In addition to stopping updates and the ability to sync, the OneDrive on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 will lose support on January 1st. According to Microsoft, the reason for the change is “to focus resources on new technologies and operating systems and provide users with the most up-to-date and secure experience”.
