If you’re still using Windows 8.1 you should consider upgrading.
We’re expecting similar notifications to what Microsoft used back when Windows 7 reached the end-of-life stage.
Extended support means the OS is still getting security updates each month, but that’s about it.
No new features, no bug fixes, and the lowest level of security maintenance to keep devices safe.
Windows 8.1 is in the extended support stage, but that ends on January 10th, 2023.
Older Windows 8.1 devices likely don’t meetWindows 11’s system requirements.
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As a result, Microsoft recommends purchasing a new Windows 11 computer.
That said, it’ll give owners several more years of updates to their otherwise aging system.
