Add to readme.md the minimum Windows version required #21

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opened 2025-11-19 07:04:18 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 0 comments
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Originally created by @PizzaProgram on GitHub (Oct 19, 2025).

I've just tried to install it on Windows 7 32bit version, and following error appeared:

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I know that Wireguard itself is compatible with Win7-32bit, which is a nice thing to save the planet. (Preventing to force-trash perfectly fine running POS PCs.)
If OLM has a minimum requirement, at least note that on the front page to save us time.

GoLang sadly dropped Win7 support ca. <2024.03 .

Facts:

70% of my clients in pizzerias still use Win7, daily 16+ hours without any problem. Most of those PCs are not even turned off at night, max 1 restart every 2 month. 🥇
30% use Win10 64bit, which is causing all kinds of problems every week. Would be too much to list. 👎

Whishlist:

Compile the exe for windows with older Go to support Win7 ...

Originally created by @PizzaProgram on GitHub (Oct 19, 2025). I've just tried to install it on Windows 7 32bit version, and following error appeared: <img width="1116" height="346" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5d9d6c0d-aebf-47f7-9ecb-a6bfbbdd816b" /> I know that Wireguard itself is compatible with Win7-32bit, which is a nice thing to save the planet. _(Preventing to force-trash perfectly fine running POS PCs.)_ If OLM has a minimum requirement, at least note that on the front page to save us time. GoLang sadly dropped Win7 support ca. <2024.03 . ## Facts: 70% of my clients in pizzerias still use **Win7**, daily 16+ hours **without any problem**. Most of those PCs are not even turned off at night, max 1 restart every 2 month. 🥇 30% use **Win10 64bit**, which is causing all kinds of problems every week. Would be too much to list. 👎 ### Whishlist: Compile the exe for windows with older Go to support Win7 ...
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Reference: github-starred/olm#21