​Saying goodbye to Windows 8: Where did it all go wrong?

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Windows 8.1 has passed another important milestone, going out of mainstream support a little over five years after the original operating system was released.

When mainstream support ends, developers can no longer request changes to product design or features, and users no longer get free support, although they can buy support if they want it. Users will also get security updates until the end of extended support, which for Windows 8.1 is currently due to be 10 January 2023. The original Windows 8 went out of mainstream support in January 2016.

SEE: IT pro’s guide to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (free PDF)