IT Nerd: Windows 8.1 Support Ends

Posted on January 17, 2023

Antonio Sanchez discusses the end of Windows 8.1 support in this IT Nerd article. 

Originally published in IT Nerd 

Excerpt:  

“As of January 10, any organization that still has Windows 8.1 running in their environment is accepting the additional risk of being breached. This is because Microsoft will no longer be creating security updates for 8.1 for any new vulnerabilities. And if your strategy is to hope there are no new vulnerabilities discovered here is something to keep in mind: Windows 7 had almost 1,000 new vulnerabilities after its end of life.” 

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