Windows 8.1

Out of support since January 2023 — unlike Windows 7 or 10, Microsoft never offered any Extended Security Updates program for 8.1 at all, consumer or business.

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Plataforma

Windows

Lançado

October 2013

Suporte termina

January 10, 2023 (no Extended Security Updates program was ever offered for it)

Requisitos do Sistema

1 GHz CPU, 1GB RAM (32-bit) / 2GB RAM (64-bit), 16GB-20GB storage, DirectX 9 GPU with WDDM driver.

Windows 8.1 was Microsoft's course-correction release after Windows 8's controversial tablet-first interface, restoring a Start button and letting the system boot directly to the desktop. It reached its final end of support on January 10, 2023, and notably, Microsoft never made any Extended Security Updates program available for it the way it did for Windows 7 and later Windows 10 -- once support ended, there was no paid path to keep receiving patches at all. It's still occasionally found on older tablets and budget laptops from its era that were never upgraded.

As datas de lançamento, períodos de suporte e requisitos do sistema provêm das páginas oficiais de ciclo de vida da Microsoft e Apple (ligadas acima) — confirme sempre aí antes de se basear nestes dados para uma decisão de produção/empresarial, pois as políticas de suporte mudam ocasionalmente.