Windows 10 still has plenty of life left in it and the software giant isn’t set to retire the operating system until Oct 14, 2025. Today Microsoft announced that Skype for Business Online will be retiring on July 31, 2021.
If you still happen to be using the operating system, Microsoft recommends that you head to download either Windows 11, or failing that Windows 10, though it won’t be providing any free upgrade paths.
Microsoft also says it won’t offer Extended Security Updates for Windows 8.1, like it did for previous iterations such as Windows 7. It looks like you could simply put this in a network install location and call it from a lansweeper deployment package using serverfolderCleanZoom.exe.
While you could continue to use a PC running Windows 8.1, without continued software and security updates, your PC will be at greater risk from viruses and malware according to Microsoft. The software products do not have End of Life Declarations. Weve been using Lansweeper for over 3 years now and have yet to encounter a. What does this mean?Ĭomputers running Windows 8.1 will still function, but Microsoft will no longer provide technical support on any issue, including security updates and patches for tools like office software. Intel provides End of Life Declarations, only for hardware products, and this can be found on ark. Read Software Asset Management (SAM) Software reviews verified by Gartner. Only a tiny minority of Windows users are still using Windows 8.1, 3.06% according to the latest statistics, dwarfed by the 71.82% using Windows 10. In addition to security lapses, it could result in big fines, company shutdowns, or possible jail time. Mainstream support for Windows 8.1 was ended on January 9, 2021, and next month Microsoft will start sending reminders to users that support will end entirely on January 10, 2023. When the software vendor provides an end-of-support date, a migration is necessary to a new version of the software or. With the EOL comes transition pain in various forms, and software products these days come with a predefined EOL that must be adhered to and thus properly planned for.
Windows 8.1 end of life will soon be upon us, with extended support for the operating system set to end in early 2023. Planning for the end of software’s life is no easy feat.