The promotion is geared towards customers that use assistive technologies, but there are no restrictions in place to prevent anyone from downloading and installing the operating system for free. At that point, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates (except in extremely rare situations).įor those that are still running Windows 8.1, you might want to take advantage of Microsoft’s offer to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. About the only good thing about Extended Support is that security updates will continue to be pushed out to Windows 8.1 systems.Īccording to Microsoft, Windows 8.1 Extended Support will end five years from today, on January 10 th, 2023. Non-security updates are only available with Extended Hotfix Support, and complimentary support from Microsoft gives way to paid support options. Windows 8.1 has now moved into the Extended Support phase of its lifecycle, which means that customers can no longer request to have changes made to the OS or add new features. With Mainstream Support, customers have access to new features, non-security updates, complimentary support from Microsoft from any issues that may arise. Mainstream Support for Windows 8.1 ended yesterday, January 9 th 2018. If you have made the transition from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and have stuck with the operating system instead of upgrading to Windows 10, the time has come to reevaluate your decision.
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