Move from Windows 8 to 8.1 NOW!!!

Windows 8 users face patch spigot shutoff in 7 months

Windows 8 users have a little less than seven months to move to Windows 8.1 or be cut off from Microsoft's stream of security updates.

Windows 8 users face patch spigot shutoff in 7 months - Techworld

8. Why are you requiring Windows 8 customers move to Windows 8.1 two years after the General Availability?

Historically, we’ve had a similar support approach related to Windows service packs; when a Windows service pack is released, Microsoft provides customers 24 months of support for the prior service pack or original RTM version. Unlike service packs that are typically just a collection of fixes, Windows 8.1 has new features and enhancements. We designed Windows 8.1 to give customers an ability to deploy this update in a manner that is similar to how customers deploy service packs, therefore we are applying the existing service pack support policy to Windows 8.1.

Windows 8.1 does not change any hardware requirements compared with Windows 8 or Windows 7 and existing Windows Store apps will work with Windows 8.1. The update has little to no impact on existing desktop apps and there is no direct software cost because business customers with Software Assurance licensing will receive Windows 8.1 as a free update. For organizations running legacy applications that need to be upgraded, there are tools to manage deployment in order to help mitigate cost and impact.

Windows Products Support Lifecycle FAQ

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?alpha=Windows 8&Filter=FilterNO​

Products Released	Lifecycle Start Date	Mainstream Support End Date	Extended Support End Date	Service Pack Support End Date	Notes
Windows 8	10/30/2012	1/9/2018	1/10/2023	1/12/2016	Customers have 24 months to move to Windows 8.1 after General Availability in order to remain supported. See the Windows 8.1 FAQ for more information.
Windows 8 Enterprise	10/30/2012	1/9/2018	1/10/2023	1/12/2016	Customers have 24 months to move to Windows 8.1 after General Availability in order to remain supported. See the Windows 8.1 FAQ for more information.
Windows 8 Enterprise N	10/30/2012	1/9/2018	1/10/2023	1/12/2016	Customers have 24 months to move to Windows 8.1 after General Availability in order to remain supported. See the Windows 8.1 FAQ for more information.
Windows 8 N	10/30/2012	1/9/2018	1/10/2023	1/12/2016	Customers have 24 months to move to Windows 8.1 after General Availability in order to remain supported. See the Windows 8.1 FAQ for more information.
Windows 8 Pro	10/30/2012	1/9/2018	1/10/2023	1/12/2016	Customers have 24 months to move to Windows 8.1 after General Availability in order to remain supported. See the Windows 8.1 FAQ for more information.
Windows 8 Pro N	10/30/2012	1/9/2018	1/10/2023	1/12/2016	Customers have 24 months to move to Windows 8.1 after General Availability in order to remain supported. See the Windows 8.1 FAQ for more information.

 

[SaggyMaggyPoo]

Get yourself a good clean ISO here, Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help

Do you know if this ISO is of the very latest 8.1? (i.e. it includes that last really big upgrade to 8.1.1??).

I do already have an ISO I downloaded some time ago (the latest dates on some of the contents is 20/1/15). I seem to recall that, when I used it, I still had to go through the 8.1 to 8.1.1 upgrade.

I would really like to have a current 8.1.1 ISO with all fixes and updates (or as many as possible) before I move to 10.

 

[alphanumeric]

Get yourself a good clean ISO here, Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help

Do you know if this ISO is of the very latest 8.1? (i.e. it includes that last really big upgrade to 8.1.1??).

I do already have an ISO I downloaded some time ago (the latest dates on some of the contents is 20/1/15). I seem to recall that, when I used it, I still had to go through the 8.1 to 8.1.1 upgrade.

I would really like to have a current 8.1.1 ISO with all fixes and updates (or as many as possible) before I move to 10.

As far as I know that includes the Nov update.

 

[SaggyMaggyPoo]

As far as I know that includes the Nov update.

Thanks. I will download the ISO and keep my fingers crossed