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Re:Microsoft: No Driver Updates Allowed for Win7 and Win8 by theandrewbailey on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @01:23PM (#24921512)
Windows 8.1 is under extended support until January 10, 2023.[0] Why can Microsoft still support that system up to that date, but not let anyone else?

[0] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows#what-...

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Re:Microsoft: No Driver Updates Allowed for Win7 and Win8 by baybal2 on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @02:09PM (#24922135)
Because they intentionally want to kill it, to force people into buying the new windows version.
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Re:Microsoft: No Driver Updates Allowed for Win7 and Win8 by Kuinox on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @03:12PM (#24922908)
The win10 update is still free.
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Re:Microsoft: No Driver Updates Allowed for Win7 and Win8 by EvanAnderson on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @03:20PM (#24922996)
Windows Server 2012 R2 is impacted. Upgrades are not free. Upgrading the server necessitates updating Client Access Licenses (either purchased per-device or per-user) as well. Costs could be significant. If you've got a dependency on a driver that can't pass WHQL and you need an update, post July 2021, your only choice will be to dump Windows Server 2012 R2.
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