Tomorrow, January 10, 2023, Microsoft will end extended support for Windows 8.1. Users are encouraged to upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 11 as soon as possible to stay protected from the latest security threats.
Category: Windows 8.1
Microsoft recommends you to get a new Windows 11 PC instead of Windows 8.1
As you may already know, Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 8.1 in January 2023. The company recommends its users to upgrade to newer versions of the Windows family of operating systems now. In their opinion, a Windows 11 PC is the best thing you can get.
Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, November, 2020
Besides the updates for Windows 10, Microsoft today released security updates for Windows 7 (KB4586827) and Windows 8.1 (KB4586845). Here are the fixes included in them.
Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, October 13, 2020
Besides the updates for Windows 10, Microsoft today released security updates for Windows 7 (KB4580345) and Windows 8.1 (KB4580347). Here are the fixes included in them.
Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, September 8, 2020
Besides the updates for Windows 10, Microsoft today released security updates for Windows 7 (KB4577051) and Windows 8.1 (KB4577066). Here are the fixes included in them.
KB4578013 for Windows 8.1 fixes Remote Access vulnerability
Microsoft has issued out of the band patch for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. The update resolves the Remote Access Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, and should be installed on all devices.
Monthly Rollup Updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7, August 11, 2020
Besides cumulative updates, Microsoft today released its monthly rollup updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. Traditionally, there are monthly rollup updates and a security-only updates. The latter ones need to be installed manually when needed, while the rollup package gets installed automatically via the Windows Update.
Mainstream support for Windows 8.1 has ended
The original version of Windows 8.1 was released in October 2013. Since then, Microsoft has released a few major updates for the Windows 8.1 platform, including Update 1 (April 2014), Update 2 (August 2014), Update 3 (November 2014) and subsequently a bunch of cumulative rollups, including security fixes and stability improvements. Windows 8.1 has exited mainstream support on January 9, 2018.
Here are Windows 7 and 8.1 fixes for Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws
A critical flaw was found in all Intel processors launched in the past decade. The vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain access to protected kernel memory. This chip-level security flaw cannot be fixed with a CPU microcode (software) update. Instead, it requires modification of the OS kernel. Earlier today, Microsoft released security patches for Windows 10. The appropriate patches are now available for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Patch Tuesday: Updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
Besides the updates for all versions of Windows 10, the Redmond software giant today released a number of updates for the previous versions of the OS. The appropriate update packages are now available for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.
