In January 2023, several older versions of Windows will finally go to the grave. Microsoft announces that the Windows 8.1 support will end completely on January 10, the same day as the extended support for Windows 7 that the company has sold to companies and authorities ends.
When the support expires, Microsoft will no longer release any updates or security fixes for the system, making it dangerous to continue using it on computers connected to the Internet or in environments where others may access the computer.
For those who do not want to scrap their old computers, it is in most cases possible to upgrade to Windows 10, which unlike Windows 11 does not have sky-high system requirements and will continue to be supported until at least 2025.
Microsoft will continue to offer enhanced support with security fixes for multiple versions of Windows Server 2008 for another year. That system was built on Windows Vista.
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