Microsoft to end OneDrive desktop support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 from January

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Microsoft to end OneDrive desktop app support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 starting next year
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Microsoft to end OneDrive desktop app support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 starting next year

OneDrive desktop app running on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 will also stop syncing files to the cloud from March 2022

Microsoft says it will not provide updates for the OneDrive desktop application running on personal Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 devices systems starting 1st January 2022. In a blog post on its Tech Co...

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