In other words, Microsoft sincerely desires that you update to Windows 10 or Windows 11. “If you are currently using one of these operating systems, we recommend upgrading your operating system to either Windows 10 or Windows 11 to avoid disruption," the blog post read. Microsoft announced the end of support for OneDrive in favour of focusing resources on new technologies and OS, and to give consumers the most up-to-date and safe experience possible, according to a post on its Tech Community site. The firm wasn’t shy about explaining why.
Users of Windows 7 and 8.1 in the office have till Janu(the expiration of extended support for both versions) however, Windows 8 users are already out of chance. Microsoft is linking corporate OneDrive compatibility to the Windows cycle for applicable PCs. However, you may still manually move files through the web, but this is plainly inconvenient if you frequently access cloud files from an ageing PC.Ĭustomers of the Business plan will be no better off. From January 1 onwards, the programme will no longer get updates. As Microsoft‘s blog post suggests, the OneDrive desktop application will stop synchronising with personal Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 PCs on March 1, 2022.
Microsoft is attempting to get more consumers to upgrade to newer versions of Windows OS.