Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Enterprise and Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro devices. If you click Remind me after the end of support date, the dialog box will not appear again until after the EOS date. This reminder does not appear on the following: If you click Remind me later, the dialog box will appear once every 35 days.
Starting with this release, we are displaying a dialog box to remind users about the End of Support (EOS) for Windows 8.1 in January 2023. This cumulative security update includes improvements that are part of update KB5014738 (released June 14, 2022) and includes new improvements for the following issues: ESUs will continue for three years, renewable on an annual basis, until October 13, 2026.Note For information about the various types of Windows updates, such as critical, security, driver, service packs, and so on, please see the following article. To view other notes and messages, see the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 update history home page. Remain on-premises by upgrading to Windows Server 2022 or purchasing Extended Security Updates (ESUs)Ĭustomers needing to stay on-premises can upgrade to Windows Server 2022, or purchase Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for Windows Server 2012 – providing up to three years of security updates only.
For on-premises servers, customers can use Azure Arc to receive automated/scheduled ESU updates and installation as well as the security and governance capabilities in Azure.
Migrate to Azure and receive up to three years of free Extended Security Updates (ESUs)Ĭustomers can migrate applications and databases to Azure Virtual Machines and receive free Extended Security Updates for three years after the end of support. After this date, these products will no longer receive security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, technical support, or online technical content updates. Microsoft has migration guidance for both cloud and on-premises solutions. Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will end on October 10, 2023. Please go here to search for your product's lifecycle.