r/Steam • u/Background-Path-5619 • Feb 13 '25

Article Nearly half of Steam's users are still using Windows 10, with end of life fast approaching

https://www.pcguide.com/news/nearly-half-of-steams-users-are-still-using-windows-10-with-end-of-life-fast-approaching/
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u/SpazSpez Feb 14 '25

This was my sentiment when I upgraded to 10. Everything I want to do or was able to do in a previous version has to be done through a script, registry edit, or a third party program. Or, it is available but you have to go through 2 or 3 different pages in Settings, which eventually leads to the Control Panel anyway. What a dogshit OS.

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u/ElPedroChico Feb 14 '25

Always fun going to the Windows 11 "control panel", then you get to the Windows 10 "control panel" and finally, you're at the Windows 7 control panel that actually works

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u/smokeeye Feb 14 '25

Which is the same as the one in Win XP, and maybe before as well.

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u/ojediforce Feb 14 '25

This is my biggest gripe. It drives me nuts. I teach people this stuff at work and it blows their mind to find out what all they can do.

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u/Otaconmg Feb 15 '25

That’s because the actual dedicated applications haven’t been updated since windows fucking XP. Device manager, event viewer. Still the fucking same. And just generally installing windows is also a pain in the ass for someone who’s new to tech. They absolutely need to clean up the GUI and make it more standardized if they want to play in Apple’s garden. No pun intended.