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9f6b Don’t say they didn’t warn 9f6b you.
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9f6b Activate a PC operating Microsoft 9f6b Home windows 8.1 and also 9f6b you’re prone to be greeted 9f6b with a full-screen message warning 9f6b that the working system will 9f6b now not be supported after 9f6b 10 January 2023, and – 9f6b critically – will now not 9f6b be receiving any safety updates.
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9f6b Microsoft sneaked into the most 9f6b recent replace rolled out to 9f6b Home windows 8.1 customers this 9f6b week a program (EOSnotify.exe) that 9f6b displayed the end-of-support notification.
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9f6b This model of Home windows 9f6b is nearing the tip of 9f6b help.
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9f6b January 10, 2023 is the 9f6b final day Microsoft will provide 9f6b safety updates and technical help 9f6b for PCs that run Home 9f6b windows 8.1. We’re reaching out 9f6b now to thanks in your 9f6b loyalty and show you how 9f6b to put together for what’s 9f6b subsequent.
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9f6b In case you click on 9f6b on the “Study extra” button 9f6b you’ll be taken to an 9f6b 9f6b recommendation on Microsoft’s web site 9f6b that recommends “shifting to 9f6b a brand new PC that 9f6b may run Home windows 11.”
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9f6b Helpfully Microsoft then supplies a 9f6b wizard that may show you 9f6b how to select a brand 9f6b new PC.
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9f6b After the onerous promote, nevertheless, 9f6b comes an important message of 9f6b all – which is hidden 9f6b away within the FAQ:
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After January 10, 2023, computer 9f6b systems operating Home windows 8.1 9f6b will nonetheless operate, however Microsoft 9f6b will now not present the 9f6b next:9f6b
9f6b * Technical help of any 9f6b situation
9f6b * Software program updates
9f6b * Safety updates or fixes9f6b
9f6b Whilst you may proceed to 9f6b make use of a PC 9f6b operating Home windows 8.1, with 9f6b out continued software program and 9f6b safety updates, your PC shall 9f6b be at better threat for 9f6b viruses and malware. We suggest 9f6b upgrading to a model of 9f6b Home windows that’s nonetheless supported. 9f6b A brand new system that 9f6b may run Home windows 11 9f6b makes for a straightforward transition 9f6b and an excellent expertise.
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9f6b It’s your selection whether or 9f6b not you wish to improve 9f6b to a more moderen model 9f6b of Home windows (or certainly 9f6b purchase a brand new pc 9f6b in case your current PC 9f6b would possibly wrestle to run 9f6b it), and different non-Microsoft working 9f6b methods can be found in 9f6b fact.
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9f6b However Microsoft is appropriate in 9f6b saying that you’ll be placing 9f6b your self in danger in 9f6b the event you proceed to 9f6b run an working system that’s 9f6b now not receiving software program 9f6b fixes and safety patches.
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9f6b And don’t overlook – you’re 9f6b not simply placing your self 9f6b in danger. Working an 9f6b unsecured PC additionally places in 9f6b danger the info of some 9f6b other one who communicates with 9f6b you, or whose info you 9f6b retailer in your onerous drive, 9f6b in addition to everybody else 9f6b linked to the web. 9f6b A compromised PC can be 9f6b utilized by cybercriminals to launch 9f6b assaults on others – even 9f6b individuals you don’t know. 9f6b Everybody ought to do their 9f6b bit to make the web 9f6b a safer place for all 9f6b of us.
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9f6b The clock is clicking. 9f6b Don’t say they didn’t warn 9f6b you.
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9f6b PS. Help for Home windows 9f6b 10 will finish on 14 9f6b October 2025.
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