Microsoft is ending support for the OneDrive desktop sync app on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 on 1 January 2022.

Updates for OneDrive for these versions of Windows will no longer be provided, and, starting 1 March, users on these versions of Windows will no longer be able to sync their content to the cloud using the OneDrive sync app.

Microsoft announced its plans to retire the OneDrive sync app on older versions of macOS back in August, and now the time has come for older versions of Windows as well.

Microsoft recommend users upgrade to a newer version of Windows before next year. For users on machines unable to run Windows 10 or 11, and who have to stay on older versions of Windows, can still access files on their local machines (but files will not automatically sync) and use OneDrive on the web to upload/download.

To discuss upgrading your Windows version, please contact us. For some, upgrades to Windows 10 may be free, and we also have one-off Windows 10 upgrade licenses available for £49.99+VAT.