Nvidia to drop Windows 7, 8 driver support

San Francisco: Chip-maker Nvidia is planning to drop support for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 later this year.

The Nvidia drivers will be exclusively available for Windows 10 in October this year, with only critical security updates available on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 through September 2024.

Microsoft has already dropped support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 and even the extended support for Windows 8.1 will end in January 2023, The Verge reported.