In Russia, the total share of these Microsoft operating systems exceeds 8%
Google is officially ending support for its cloud storage for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. This is reported in a Google support document.
The Google Drive desktop app (Google Drive) will no longer be supported on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or any 32-bit version of Windows from August 2023. Google explains:
Windows users should upgrade to Windows 10 (64-bit) or later before August 2023 to avoid service interruptions. Users on 32-bit versions of Windows will still be able to access Drive through a browser.
Google Drive ends support for Windows 8 and 8.1
The Google Drive app syncs folders on your PC to the cloud, so it’s worth updating if you want to keep syncing.
Google ended support for Google Chrome for Windows 8/8.1 (and Windows 7 too) back in February 2023.
According to Statcounter statistics for May 2023, the share of Windows 8.1 among all versions of the Microsoft OS in the world is 0.72%, and Windows 8 is 0.37%. In Russia, the share of Windows 8.1 reaches 4.7%, and the share of Windows 8 is 3.46%.
