Still running Windows 8.1?

Will Watts · May 18, 2023

Extended support for Windows 8.1 ended on January 10th 2023.

Windows 8.1 is now an officially unsupported Operating System, receiving no security updates or bugfixes since this date. As such, we recommend that all users still running Windows 8.1 (or earlier Operating Systems) upgrade to the latest available Windows version supported by their hardware.

For the majority of users, there are multiple upgrade paths available, and we'd recommend you switch to Windows 10 or Windows 11 which has a wide variety of support for older hardware. If your hardware does not support a later Windows version, we'd recommend you either upgrade your hardware or switch to a suitable Linux Distro to give you a wider variety of options.

For Enterprise users still running Windows 8.1 or earlier and unable to upgrade, please review the Windows client deployment resources and documentation here:
Windows client deployment resources and documentation - Windows Deployment

Any support offered by Sysnative for Windows 8.1 or earlier operating systems should be considered "best effort" with limited troubleshooting available for issues. If you need help upgrading, please create a new thread with information about your setup.

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Still running Windows 8.1?

Will Watts

Senior Administrator, Security Analyst