As Microsoft puts it, “You’ll no longer receive updates for the Office apps this includes feature, security, and other quality updates”. Reliance on Microsoft to provide updates for things like Microsoft 365 after January 10 will officially be over. What does “no more support” actually mean? There’s no slow descent into a sunset mode for Windows 8.1, no extended “we’ll play it by ear and see how we go”. The big issue here is that 8.1, which up until now has been supported, is now also going to that great operating system place in the sky. It’s worth noting that support for Windows 8 ended on January 12, 2016. Who is affected?Īny individual or organization still running Windows 8.1, and/or Microsoft 365 on said operating system. While this may have some of you punching the sky with a “finally”, this is bad news for everyone else who finds themselves stuck with the soon-to-be unsupported operating system.

Now is your time to shine with news that support for Windows 8.1 and related Microsoft 365 apps is coming to an end. Did you always resent having to abandon the Windows 7 operating system (OS) for Windows 8? Did you quietly seethe with annoyance that the somewhat unloved replacement took away your favorite OS? Did you hate that your start menu vanished? How about the Windows store cluttering up the place? Maybe worst of all, the sudden emergence of boxes everywhere because touchscreens had a huge push, despite this being no use on a typical desktop?

Windows 8.1 to windows 10