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Microsoft, the Redmond giant has finally decided to kill its Windows 8 operating system on Tuesday, January 12^th 2016. The company has pulled the plug on internet explorer versions 7, 8, 9 and 10. While the users of windows 8 are recommended to either upgrade to Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, the IE users of 7, 8, 9 and 10 versions must upgrade to IE 11 or the Edge browser. IE 9, however, is functional for windows Vista users for now.
Windows 8 will end its journey with Microsoft only three years after its launch which is very unlikely for company to do. Microsoft, however, offers an extended support of up to 10 years for its software. The software was launched in 2012 and has been terminated in 2016. There has been no explanation offered by the company. According to Microsoft, Windows 8.1 is considered as a service pack for Windows 8 and the support will not be available for service packs, as reported by India Today
the upgrade to windows 8.1 is available to the customers for the users of Windows 8 for free. As soon as you upgrade to the latest version, the support for the software will be extended for your PC until January 10^th, 2023. The users also have the option of skipping straight to windows 10 upgrade which will be free for the users until July 29, 2016. The Windows 10 upgrade will extend the support till October 14^th, 2025. The final security patch will also be rolled out for the Windows 8 users on 12^th January after which it will not receive anymore security updates that will leave the systems exposed to malicious attacks. Windows 7 users, however, can continue using the software until 2020 January, says India Today