Limit it to a local, isolated network that is just for that application or your specific business needs.įor individual users that still love these two platforms, or need them for a key application, I would use the same isolation process do not browse the internet after browser vendors end their support. If you’re a business and need an older operating system to run a specialized line-of-business application, make sure you isolate it from the internet. But it will not be doing so for Windows 8.1.įor those of you that love these older operating systems, what do you do? It depends. 0patch, a vendor that specializes in creating “micro patches” for various platforms, has announced it will continue to prep micro patches for Windows 7 and Windows server 2008 R2 for the next two years. Some vendors are taking a more nuanced approach for these older platforms. But it doesn’t look promising for Firefox if other big vendors are pulling the plug on both Windows 7 and 8.1.
Fifteen percent of its Firefox browser user base is still on Windows 7 (with Windows 8.1 being even less). 10.įirefox, which has yet to make any announcement about its plans, is in a similar situation. As Google noted, that end of support drops on Jan. Google has announced that both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will stop getting support in early 2023. The same doesn’t seem to be true for Windows 8.1 Microsoft isn’t providing an end-of-life program for it, nor are other vendors. But there clearly were enough firms using Windows 7 to keep Microsoft in the business of patching the old OS. Sure, each year meant an increase in price. Windows 7, for instance, has had a longer-than-normal life because of the Extended Software support Microsoft has provided that’s given it an extra three years.
Often, users will continue to run an out-of-date, unsupported platform long after its end of life - as long as there is a supported browser that still works. Just as important for Windows 8 users, if not more so, is support for browsers. And, like every other major operating system Microsoft develops, Windows 8 is coming to its end of life.
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