There is no upgrade path to Windows 10 offered for Windows 8.1 RT for the Microsoft Surface RT and. Users of this operating system should upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 11 as well. Covers the Windows 10 April 2018 Update Michael Price.
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot/UEFI requirements are mandatory for Windows 11 but not for Windows 10.įinally, it is worth mentioning that the release of paid security updates for Windows 7 through the ESU program is also ending tomorrow. The latter is considered a preferable solution, but Windows 10 will be supported until 2025, and has less strict hardware requirements. The company recommends getting a new PC or hardware upgrade in addition to installing Windows 10 or Windows 11. Microsoft points that devices that were sold with Windows 8.1 are aged and were made in 2013. The Start screen with live tiles became a replacement for the Start menu, which many people did not like. It included two coexisting user interfaces: Metro for touchscreen devices and the classic one. Windows 8.1, despite the return of the Start button that was removed in Windows 8, has not gained the same popularity as Windows 7 or Windows XP. So new devices and several websites may stop working for you if you remain on Windows 8.1. The OS itself won't stop working immediately, but apps and drivers will stop getting updates.
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