{"id":144725,"date":"2022-06-24T08:59:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T12:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=144725"},"modified":"2022-06-24T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T12:59:13","slug":"windows-8-1-end-support-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-8-1-end-support-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8.1 users soon to receive end of support notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>Microsoft to end support of Windows 8.1 on January 10, 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1 users will start receiving desktop reminders to upgrade.<\/li>\n<li>End of support means no more security updates and company support of any kind.<\/li>\n<li>Computers running Windows 8.1 should upgrade to Windows 10 or 11.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft is expected to end the support of Windows 8.1 on January 10, 2023, and the company will start sending reminders to users as soon as July 2022. According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/6\/24\/23181347\/microsoft-windows-8-1-end-of-support-notifications-pop-ups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Verge<\/a>, the notification will be similar to the one previously available for <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-7-fullscreen-upgrade-windows-10-warning-january\/\">Windows 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Windows 8 support ended back in 2016, Windows 8.1 has an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extended support cycle until January 2023<\/a>. Since this is the end of Windows 8.1, Microsoft won&#8217;t be offering any additional support for consumers or businesses. After January 10, 2023, the company will stop delivering security and maintenance updates and support altogether.<\/p>\n<p>If you still have a computer running this version of Windows, you will need to upgrade to another supported version as soon as possible, purchase a new device, or accept the risks.<\/p>\n<p>Since most hardware configurations won&#8217;t support Windows 11 due to the increase in processor and security requirements, the best option would be to <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/upgrade-to-windows-10-from-windows-81\/\">upgrade to Windows 10<\/a>. However, if the device is supported, you would be able to upgrade but using a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/upgrade-to-windows-11-from-windows-8-1\/\">clean installation of Windows 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you upgrade to Windows 10, consider that the support is scheduled to end on October 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the end of support doesn&#8217;t mean that the computer will no longer start. You will still be able to use the device, but since it won&#8217;t receive any more security updates, it will become more vulnerable to malware and hacker attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 8.1 support ends on January 10, 2023, and Microsoft plans to remind users with desktop notifications starting in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,23],"tags":[2114],"class_list":["post-144725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-windows","tag-windows-8-1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Windows 8.1 users soon to receive end of support notifications - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Windows 8.1 support ends on January 10, 2023, and Microsoft plans to remind users with desktop notifications starting in July.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-8-1-end-support-notifications\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Windows 8.1 users soon to receive end of support notifications - Pureinfotech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Windows 8.1 support ends on January 10, 2023, and Microsoft plans to remind users with desktop notifications starting in July.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-8-1-end-support-notifications\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pureinfotech \u2022 Windows 10 &amp; 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