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Support Life For Windows 8.x?
Per Ken Blake, MVP:
that makes its life span over 12 years. That's more like it. -- Pete Cresswell |
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Support Life For Windows 8.x?
Ken Blake, MVP wrote on 08/11/2015 11:11 AM:
And Windows 8.0 was released on October 25, 2012. Since 8.0 is essentially just an update--what used to be called a Service Pack--to 8.0, that makes its life span over 12 years. Slight correction .....Since ***8.1*** is essentially just an update...to 8.0,... -- ...winston msft mvp windows experience |
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Support Life For Windows 8.x?
.. . .winston wrote on 8/11/2015 12:11 AM:
8.0 - Jan 2016 8.1 - Jan 2023 Support is two phases - mainstream and extended. Ending mainstream support for a product means Microsoft will no longer be enhancing that product. What it does NOT mean is there will no longer be fixes for security and reliability issues. Microsoft will continue to issue bug fixes and patches for security and reliability issues. After mainstream support ends: - MSFT no longer supplies non-security hotfixes unless you have an extended support agreement - warranty claims are not accepted - MSFT stops receiving requests for new features and design changes At the point in time that extended support ends - the o/s stops receiving any security patches or reliability patches. Consumer's don't purchase extended support. Enterprise and Software Assurance Customers as an example (for XP the most recent o/s to end extended support) can purchase extended support - $200 per XP device(first year); $500 per device second year. Thank you for a definitive response! |
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Support Life For Windows 8.x?
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:10:36 -0400, ". . .winston"
wrote: Ken Blake, MVP wrote on 08/11/2015 11:11 AM: And Windows 8.0 was released on October 25, 2012. Since 8.0 is essentially just an update--what used to be called a Service Pack--to 8.0, that makes its life span over 12 years. Slight correction ....Since ***8.1*** is essentially just an update...to 8.0,... Yes. A typo, obviously, but thanks for correcting it. |
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