Please let me know if this is only temporary problem or One Drive service will no longer be available on Windows 7 'Please let me know if this is only temporary problem or One Drive service will no longer be available on Windows 7,' the customer asked, only to be met by stony silence (other than a sad little 'me too'-type response from another user.) Customers posting in Microsoft's support forums also reported the issue, with one pointing to the TeamSite Permissions API as having difficulty. It remains possible to access the OneDrive web site under Windows 7 (through a supported browser) and we understand that opening and saving files through Office is also possible, but the desktop client seems very unhappy. A glance at Microsoft's online documentation says the desktop client should be there, and that download links can be found to inflict the code on a Windows 7 installation (although a tame MVP told us he had been unable to set it up: 'The download won't work at all. However, it is worth noting that the extended support for Windows 7 and 8.1 is until 10 January 2023, while Windows 8 support has already been phased out.Yikes. Moreover, users will be better protected from viruses and malware because they will be closer to the newer release software and security upgrades. This is all makes sense because it will push the subset of users who are on OneDrive (who are also affected) to upgrade to the newer version of Windows rather than trundle along on Windows 7 and 8. Business OneDrive customers will also be affected by this move because Microsoft has tied support to the Windows cycle.

If you haven’t upgraded to Windows 10 or 11 after the deadline, you will have to use the web to manually transfer the files from your PC to OneDrive. Ankita Kirti, Microsofts WW Product Manager via Microsoft Tech Community Blog Personal OneDrive desktop applications running on these operating systems will stop syncing to the cloud on March 1, 2022. In order to focus resources on new technologies and operating systems, and to provide users with the most up-to-date and secure experience, beginning January 1, 2022, updates will no longer be provided for the OneDrive desktop application on your personal Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 devices. Users who are still using Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 will no longer be able to sync files automatically with OneDrive starting from March next year.

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