Windows 8 steam compatibility

I have literally just bought my first ever computer and thought Windows 8 seeing as it is the most up to date would be the best.. anyhow, I am trying to download steam so as to buy games and play 'em and it is telling me it isn't compatible. What is? and where do I find it?

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Best Answer

Steam is compatible to windows 8, as are all games as far as I know. Basically, if it runs on windows 7 it'll run on windows 8. The issue you're having is related to something else, try looking further onto the specific message you are getting but it shouldn't have anything to do with steam compatibility.

Also, before anything else, try running it as Administrator. (right click the program / installer and hit Run as Admin and agree to the pop up message you'll get)

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Does Steam work with Windows 8?

If you're a PC gamer with a large library of Steam games, and are running Windows XP or Windows Vista, then you'll want to upgrade to Windows 10 (or Windows 7 or Windows 8.1) pretty soon, as Valve has announced that Steam will no longer run on those older operating systems from January 1, 2019.

Is Windows 8 ok for gaming?

Almost all games are supported in windows 8.1. Even if it says that it don't support the game platform, download the required registry files or . dll files and run them. You are good to go with any game that is released after 2000 buddy.

What Windows is Steam compatible with?

Microsoft Windows Steam officially supports Windows 7 and above. As of January 2019, Steam no longer supports Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Can Windows 10 games run on Windows 8?

Yes you can, it's specially easy on separate (internal) drive, you need full license of course. Just install W10 on separate disk with W8 disk disconnected until installation finished.

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