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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by my123 on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:25AM (#14330252)
If you are on 8.0, upgrade, it's free in all the cases.
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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by cryptarch on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:44AM (#14330296)
Not everyone wants to update to Windows 10. Windows 8.1 will receive extended support (e.g. security updates) until January 10, 2023.
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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by gressquel on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:43AM (#14330291)
license is not an issue. I think I get it through msdna aswell as bizspark. But there were some incompatibiltiy issues, read my reply below.
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