diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Program.cs b/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
index da2a580086..66b361cb73 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             {
                 var windowsVersion = Environment.OSVersion.Version;
 
-                if (windowsVersion.Major < 6 || (windowsVersion.Major == 6 && windowsVersion.Minor <= 1))
+                // While .NET 6 still supports Windows 7 and above, we are limited by realm currently, as they choose to only support 8.1 and higher.
+                // See https://www.mongodb.com/docs/realm/sdk/dotnet/#supported-platforms
+                if (windowsVersion.Major < 6 || (windowsVersion.Major == 6 && windowsVersion.Minor <= 2))
                 {
                     SDL.SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL.SDL_MessageBoxFlags.SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR,
                         "Your operating system is too old to run osu!",