{"id":467420,"date":"2022-06-24T18:51:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T15:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-really-wants-you-to-stop-using-windows-8-1\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T18:51:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T15:51:50","slug":"microsoft-really-wants-you-to-stop-using-windows-8-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-really-wants-you-to-stop-using-windows-8-1\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft Really Wants You to Stop Using Windows 8.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41eef718341\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41eef718341\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-really-wants-you-to-stop-using-windows-8-1\/#%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_Really_Wants_You_to_Stop_Using_Windows_81%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Microsoft Really Wants You to Stop Using Windows 8.1&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMicrosoft_Really_Wants_You_to_Stop_Using_Windows_81%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Microsoft Really Wants You to Stop Using Windows 8.1&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-813843\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-813854\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Windows-8.1-featured-image.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Photo of Windows 8.1 running on a laptop\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft released Windows 8.1 all the way back in 2013, and it has since been replaced by Windows 10 and 11. Now the operating system is reaching the end of its support cycle, and Microsoft <em>really<\/em> wants you to upgrade.<\/p>\n<p><em>ZDNet<\/em> reports that Microsoft is preparing to send reminders to anyone still using Windows 8.1, reminding them that support will end on January 10, 2023. After that point, Windows 8.1 won\u2019t receive any more system updates, including critical security patches. The initial version of Windows 8 reached the end of mainstream support in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the operating system itself is reaching the end of its lifetime, and you should <em>definitely<\/em>\u00a0plan an upgrade if you\u2019re still on Windows 8.1, some components and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications will still receive updates after that point. Microsoft hasn\u2019t specified an end-of-support date for the Edge browser on Windows 8.1, which will <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/deployedge\/microsoft-edge-supported-operating-systems#:~:text=We%20will%20continue%20to%20support%20Microsoft%20Edge%20on%20Windows%207\">even continue working on Windows 7 until January 2023<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/a\/answer\/7100626?hl=en\">Google Chrome<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/101.0.1\/system-requirements\/\">Firefox<\/a> also haven\u2019t\u00a0announced plans to drop Windows 8.1.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the PC, upgrading from Windows 8.1 might be easier said than done. Windows 11 has strict official requirements that block out most (if not all) computers designed for Windows 8.1, and even though you can bypass those requirements and install Windows 11 anyway, some features might not work.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 works on older hardware than Windows 11, and will continue to be supported until October 2025. That gives you about three years to buy a new laptop or other PC that is designed for Windows 11. Switching to a desktop Linux distribution is also an option if you don\u2019t need Windows-specific software, and there are several distributions designed for old computers, like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ubuntu-mate.org\/\">Ubuntu MATE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-to-start-nagging-windows-8-1-users-in-july-about-january-2023-end-of-support-date\/\">ZDNet<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/windows-8-1-support-will-end-on-january-10-2023-3cfd4cde-f611-496a-8057-923fba401e93\">Microsoft<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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