Microsoft is getting ready to notify customers of Windows 8.1 that support will stop on January 10, 2023. As a preliminary reminder before the January 2023 support termination, the software juggernaut will begin delivering reminders to current Windows 8.1 devices starting next month.
The messages will be comparable to those Microsoft has previously used to alert Windows 7 customers about support end dates. Although Windows 8 support was first discontinued by Microsoft in 2016, the Windows 8.1 release will completely end support in January 2023. Businesses will not be able to afford extra security patches for Windows 8.1 since Microsoft will not be providing an Extended Security Update (ESU) program, so they will either have to upgrade or take the risk of using unpatched software.
Windows 8.1 Users Will Have To Upgrade To Windows 10
Despite the improvements brought by the Windows 8.1 upgrade, Microsoft and many of its users will be eager to forget the Windows 8 period. Faced with competition from the iPad, Microsoft tried to update Windows but instead alienated many of its devoted fans. When Windows 10 debuted in 2015, it undid many of Windows 8’s most radical changes, and Windows 11 has gone much farther by deleting the Start menu’s Live Tiles and redesigning several dated features that have been part of Windows for decades.
Users of W 8.1 must now choose between purchasing a new computer or upgrading their operating system. The only option left is Windows 10, which will still receive support through October 14th, 2025. Although W 8.1 devices will not suddenly stop functioning on January 10th, 2023, doing so without software updates and security patches is extremely risky. Users of W 8.1 can migrate files to a new system or update using the FAQs and articles on Microsoft’s support website.
