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OneDrive will stop working on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 from March 2022

Microsoft has announced that it will no longer provide updates to the OneDrive desktop app from January 1, 2022. True, this only applies to operating systems Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. From March 1, 2022, the application will stop syncing files to the cloud, which will essentially render it useless.

Notably, OneDrive cloud integration was a key feature of Windows 8.1 when it launched, so some parts of the OS might stop working as well. The operating system itself will be supported until January 10, 2023, but Microsoft knows better how many users of this system are using OneDrive, and this is enough to make such a decision. Another thing when it comes to Windows 7 and Windows 8. Support for Windows 8 actually ended in 2016, just a couple of years after the launch of Windows 8.1. Support for Windows 7 ended in 2020, but companies can receive extended security updates for a fee until January 10, 2023. However, this change from OneDrive should only affect personal accounts, not corporate ones.

The OneDrive for Windows app acts as a file sync client on your cloud computer. It runs in the background and requires little or no user intervention. Microsoft offers several solutions for those who continue to work on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. The first is to consider upgrading to Windows 10, which will be supported until October 2025 (you can still upgrade for free). The second is to use the web version of OneDrive, which allows you to manually upload and download files.

There is, of course, a third solution, which Microsoft does not talk about – to switch to another cloud storage.

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