Why Is Microsoft Ending Support for Windows 8.1?

If you are using Windows 8.1 as the operating system of a PC or Laptop, it is time to upgrade because Microsoft has already started notifying Windows 8.1 users about the end of this support. As per the many user experiences, when you move to another Windows operating system, it is very easy to adapt to the user interface and get familiar with features even if you used your current operating system for a long time. 

When Is Support for Windows 8.1 Ending? 

Microsoft has announced that the last update for Windows 8.1 will be released on January 10, 2023. As such, Microsoft users should think about how to face the ending support for Windows 8.1 and take action before the announced date. It will help to avoid slowness and performance issues or as an alternative option, you can switch to another operating system such as Linux. 

Why Is Support for Windows 8.1 Ending?

However, since there are already a very small number of Windows 8.1 users, Microsoft is not ready to force this update as before. Previously, even when support for Windows XP and Windows 7 was discontinued, there were a large number of people using those operating systems. But like those operating systems, Windows 8 was not very popular. 

One of the main reasons for that is that the majority of Windows users started using Windows 10 with the free Windows 10 upgrade. And Microsoft has stated that Windows 10 will be supported until the year 2025. Even after the end of support, Windows 8.1 can be used without any problems, but no updates will be received. Everything that is done on the computer is able to continue in the same way.

It's Time for an Upgrade

When considering the XP and windows 7, there wasn't a big difference. When moving to windows 10 from XP makes sense. However, even non-IT people, easily adapt to the user interface because the color matching and working are the same for every operating system Microsoft launched so far. Ending the support is not meant you cannot use Windows 8.1. We will share more details with you throughout this article. Read to the end and put your comment on how you feel about the change.

Microsoft also reported that the store will be closed in July 2023. We are encouraging you to upgrade your Windows operating system to mitigate security vulnerabilities and avoid performance issues.

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