End of support for Windows 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 đ
Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and will end support for Windows 10 on the following dates:
- Windows 7: Support ended on January 14, 2020. No further security updates or technical support are provided, leaving systems vulnerable to security risks. Extended Security Updates (ESU) for enterprises ended on January 10, 2023.
- Windows 8.1: Support ended on January 10, 2023. No new security updates, technical support, or app purchases from the Microsoft Store are available after this date. Installed apps may receive publisher updates until June 30, 2023, or later if supported independently, but app quality may degrade over time.
- Windows 10: Support will end on October 14, 2025. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates, security fixes, or technical assistance. PCs will still function, but Microsoft recommends upgrading to Windows 11 for enhanced security and performance. Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 will receive security updates until October 10, 2028, but upgrading to Windows 11 is advised to avoid performance issues.
Implications:
- Security Risks: Unsupported systems are vulnerable to malware and cyberattacks due to the lack of security updates.
- App Compatibility: For Windows 8.1, Microsoft Store purchases stopped, and apps may become less reliable. For Windows 7 and 8.1, browsers like Google Chrome (post-Chrome 109) and Microsoft Edge no longer support these systems, increasing security risks.
- Microsoft 365: Microsoft 365 apps are no longer supported on Windows 7 or 8.1 and will face reliability issues on Windows 10 after October 14, 2025.
Option
- Upgrade to Windows 11: If your PC meets the hardware requirements (e.g., TPM, UEFI, supported CPU), you can upgrade for free via Windows Update. Windows 11 offers improved security, faster browsing, and better battery life.
- Upgrade to Windows 10: For Windows 7/8.1 users, upgrading to Windows 10 is an option, but it’s less ideal since support ends in 2025.
- Replace Hardware: Older PCs (especially Windows 7/8.1 devices) may not support Windows 11 due to hardware limitations. Consider purchasing a new PC with Windows 11 preinstalled.
- Alternative OS: Some users are exploring Linux distros (e.g., Zorin OS) as a cost-effective alternative, especially for incompatible hardware.
- Cloud Solutions: Windows 365 offers a cloud-based Windows 11 virtual PC, though it requires a subscription.
- Recycle/Trade-In: Microsoft’s trade-in and recycling programs can help dispose of old devices responsibly.
Recommendations:
- Back up files using cloud services like OneDrive or external media before upgrading.
- Check hardware compatibility for Windows 11 using Microsoft’s PC Health Check tool.
- For businesses, Microsoft’s App Assure program can help resolve compatibility issues during the transition.
- Avoid using unsupported systems online, especially for sensitive tasks, to minimize security risks.
For more details, visit Microsoft’s end-of-support page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support
Microsoft āˇිāˇිāļą් Windows 7, Windows 8.1 āˇāļŗāˇා āˇāˇāļē āļ āˇāˇāļą් āļāļģ āļāļි āļ āļāļģ, āļ´āˇāļ āļ¯ිāļąāˇāļŊāļ¯ී Windows 10 āˇāļŗāˇා āˇāˇāļē āļ āˇāˇāļą් āļāļģāļąු āļāļ: Windows 7: āˇāˇාāļē 2020 āļĸāļąāˇාāļģි 14 āˇāļą āļ¯ිāļą āļ āˇāˇāļą් āˇිāļē. āļāˇāļ¯ුāļģāļ§āļ් āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļą āļිāļģීāļ¸් āˇෝ āļාāļ්āˇāļĢිāļ āˇāˇාāļē āļŊāļļා āļąොāļ¯ෙāļą āļ āļāļģ, āļ´āļ¯්āļ°āļි āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļ āˇāļ¯ාāļąāļ¸් āˇāļŊāļ§ āļොāļ¯ුāļģු āˇේ. āˇ්āļēāˇāˇාāļēāļą් āˇāļŗāˇා āˇිāˇ්āļීāļģāļĢ āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļą āļිāļģීāļ¸් (ESU) 2023 āļĸāļąāˇාāļģි 10 āˇāļą āļ¯ිāļą āļ āˇāˇāļą් āˇිāļē.
Windows 8.1: āˇāˇාāļē 2023 āļĸāļąāˇාāļģි 10 āˇāļą āļ¯ිāļą āļ āˇāˇāļą් āˇිāļē. āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ¯ිāļąāļēෙāļą් āļ´āˇු Microsoft Store āˇෙāļිāļą් āļąāˇ āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļą āļිāļģීāļ¸්, āļාāļ්āˇāļĢිāļ āˇāˇාāļē āˇෝ āļēෙāļ¯ුāļ¸් āļ¸ිāļŊāļ¯ී āļැāļąීāļ¸් āļąොāļ¸ැāļ. āˇ්āļŽාāļ´ිāļ āļēෙāļ¯ුāļ¸් āˇāļŊāļ§ 2023 āļĸුāļąි 30 āˇāļą āļ¯ිāļą āļ¯āļ්āˇා āˇෝ āˇ්āˇාāļ°ීāļąāˇ āˇāˇාāļē āļ¯āļ්āˇāļą්āļąේ āļąāļ¸් āļ´āˇු⎠āļ´්āļģāļාāˇāļ āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļą āļŊැāļļිāļē āˇැāļි āļąāļ¸ුāļ්, āļාāļŊāļēāļ් āˇāļ¸āļ āļēෙāļ¯ුāļ¸් āļුāļĢාāļ්āļ¸āļāļˇාāˇāļē āļ´ිāļģිāˇීāļ¸āļ§ āļŊāļ් āˇිāļē āˇැāļ.
Windows 10: āˇāˇාāļē 2025 āļāļ්āļෝāļļāļģ් 14 āˇāļą āļ¯ිāļą āļ āˇāˇāļą් āˇේ. āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ¯ිāļąāļēෙāļą් āļ´āˇු, Microsoft āļāˇāļ¯ුāļģāļ§āļ් āļąොāļ¸ිāļŊේ āļ¸ෘāļ¯ුāļාංāļ āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļą āļිāļģීāļ¸්, āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļąිāˇැāļģāļ¯ි āļිāļģීāļ¸් āˇෝ āļාāļ්āˇāļĢිāļ āˇāˇාāļē āļŊāļļා āļąොāļ¯ෙāļąු āļāļ. āļ´āļģිāļāļĢāļ āļāˇāļ¸āļ් āļ්āļģිāļēාāļ්āļ¸āļ āˇāļąු āļāļ, āļąāļ¸ුāļ් āˇැāļŠි āļ¯ිāļēුāļĢු āļ⎠āļāļģāļ්āˇා⎠āˇāˇ āļාāļģ්āļē āˇාāļ°āļąāļē āˇāļŗāˇා Microsoft Windows 11 āˇෙāļ āļāļ්āˇ්āļģේāļĢි āļිāļģීāļ¸ āļąිāļģ්āļ¯ේ⎠āļāļģāļēි. Windows 10 āˇි Microsoft 365 āļēෙāļ¯ුāļ¸් 2028 āļāļ්āļෝāļļāļģ් 10 āˇāļą āļ¯ිāļą āļ¯āļ්āˇා āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļą āļිāļģීāļ¸් āļŊැāļļෙāļąු āļāļ, āļąāļ¸ුāļ් āļාāļģ්āļē āˇාāļ°āļą āļැāļ§āˇ ු āˇāˇ āļ්āˇා āļැāļąීāļ¸ āˇāļŗāˇා Windows 11 āˇෙāļ āļāļ්āˇ්āļģේāļĢි āļිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļāļ´āļ¯ෙāˇ් āļ¯ෙāļąු āļŊැāļļේ.
āļāļāˇුāļ¸්: āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļ āˇāļ¯ාāļąāļ¸්: āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļą āļąොāļ¸ැāļිāļāļ¸ āˇේāļුāˇෙāļą් āˇāˇාāļē āļąොāļ¯āļ්āˇāļą āļ´āļ¯්āļ°āļි āļ āļąිāˇ්āļ§ āļ¸ෘāļ¯ුāļාංāļ āˇāˇ āˇāļēිāļļāļģ් āļ´්āļģāˇාāļģāˇāļŊāļ§ āļොāļ¯ුāļģු āˇිāļē āˇැāļිāļē.
āļēෙāļ¯ුāļ¸් āļ āļąුāļූāļŊāļාāˇ: Windows 8.1 āˇāļŗāˇා, Microsoft Store āļ¸ිāļŊāļ¯ී āļැāļąීāļ¸් āļąāļāļģ āļāļģ āļāļි āļ āļāļģ, āļēෙāļ¯ුāļ¸් āļ āļŠු āˇිāˇ්āˇාāˇāļąීāļē āˇිāļē āˇැāļිāļē. Windows 7 āˇāˇ 8.1 āˇāļŗāˇා, Google Chrome (Chrome 109 āļą් āļ´āˇු) āˇāˇ Microsoft Edge āˇැāļąි āļļ්āļģāˇ්āˇāļģ් āļāˇāļ¯ුāļģāļ§āļ් āļ¸ෙāļ¸ āļ´āļ¯්āļ°āļි āˇāļŗāˇා āˇāˇāļē āļąොāļ¯āļ්āˇāļą āļ āļāļģ, āļāļģāļ්āˇāļ āļ āˇāļ¯ාāļąāļ¸් āˇැāļŠි āļāļģāļēි.
Microsoft 365: Microsoft 365 āļēෙāļ¯ුāļ¸් āļāˇāļ¯ුāļģāļ§āļ් Windows 7 āˇෝ 8.1 āļ¸āļ āˇāˇāļē āļąොāļ¯āļ්āˇāļą āļ āļāļģ 2025 āļāļ්āļෝāļļāļģ් 14 āˇāļą āļ¯ිāļąෙāļą් āļ´āˇු Windows 10 āˇි āˇිāˇ්āˇāˇāļąීāļēāļ්⎠āļැāļ§āˇ ු āˇāļŊāļ§ āļ¸ුāˇුāļĢ āļ¯ෙāļąු āļāļ.
āˇිāļāļŊ්āļ´āļē: Windows 11 āˇෙāļ āļāļ්āˇ්āļģේāļĢි āļිāļģීāļ¸: āļāļļේ āļ´āļģිāļāļĢāļāļē āļ¯ෘāļŠාංāļ āļ āˇāˇ්āļēāļා āˇāļ´ුāļģාāļŊāļą්āļąේ āļąāļ¸් (āļāļ¯ා: TPM, UEFI, āˇāˇාāļē āļ¯āļ්āˇāļą CPU), āļāļļāļ§ Windows āļēාāˇāļ්āļාāļŊීāļąāļē āˇāļģāˇා āļąොāļ¸ිāļŊේ āļāļ්āˇ්āļģේāļĢි āļ⎠āˇැāļිāļē. Windows 11 āļ¸āļිāļą් āˇැāļŠිāļ¯ිāļēුāļĢු āļ⎠āļāļģāļ්āˇාāˇ, āˇේāļāˇāļ් āļļ්āļģāˇුāˇිāļą් āˇāˇ āˇāļŠා āˇොāļŗ āļļැāļ§āļģි āļāļēු āļාāļŊāļēāļ් āļŊāļļා āļ¯ෙāļēි.
Windows 10 āˇෙāļ āļāļ්āˇ්āļģේāļĢි āļිāļģීāļ¸: Windows 7/8.1 āļ´āļģිāˇීāļŊāļāļēිāļą් āˇāļŗāˇා, Windows 10 āˇෙāļ āļāļ්āˇ්āļģේāļĢි āļිāļģීāļ¸ āˇිāļāļŊ්āļ´āļēāļ් āˇāļą āļąāļ¸ුāļ් 2025 āļ¯ී āˇāˇāļē āļ āˇāˇāļą් āˇāļą āļļැāˇිāļą් āļāļē āļāļāļģāļ¸් āˇුāļ¯ුāˇු āļąොāˇේ. āļ¯ෘāļŠාංāļ āļ´්āļģāļිāˇ්āļŽාāļ´āļąāļē āļāļģāļą්āļą: āļ´ැāļģāļĢි āļ´āļģිāļāļĢāļ (āˇිāˇේāˇāļēෙāļą් Windows 7/8.1 āļāļ´ාංāļ) āļ¯ෘāļŠාංāļ āˇීāļ¸ාāˇāļą් āļąිāˇා Windows 11 āˇāļŗāˇා āˇāˇāļē āļąොāļ¯āļ්āˇāļēි. Windows 11 āļ´ූāļģ්⎠āˇ්āļŽාāļ´āļąāļē āļāļģ āļāļි āļąāˇ āļ´āļģිāļāļĢāļāļēāļ් āļ¸ිāļŊāļ¯ී āļැāļąීāļ¸ āˇāļŊāļා āļļāļŊāļą්āļą.
āˇිāļāļŊ්āļ´ āļ¸ෙāˇෙāļēුāļ¸් āļ´āļ¯්āļ°āļිāļē: āˇāļ¸āˇāļģ āļ´āļģිāˇීāļŊāļāļēිāļą් āˇිāˇේāˇāļēෙāļą් āļąොāļැāļŊāļ´ෙāļą āļ¯ෘāļŠාංāļ āˇāļŗāˇා āļ´ිāļģිāˇැāļē-āļĩāļŊāļ¯ාāļēී āˇිāļāļŊ්āļ´āļēāļ් āļŊෙ⎠Linux āļļෙāļ¯ාāˇැāļģීāļ¸් (āļāļ¯ා: Zorin OS) āļāˇේāˇāļĢāļē āļāļģāļēි.
Cloud Solutions: Windows 365 āˇāļŊාāļු⎠ු āļ¸āļ āļ´āļ¯āļąāļ¸් āˇූ Windows 11 āļ āļāļŽ්āļē āļ´āļģිāļāļĢāļāļēāļ් āļŊāļļා āļ¯ෙāļēි, āļąāļ¸ුāļ් āļāļēāļ§ āļ¯ාāļēāļāļ්āˇāļēāļ් āļ āˇāˇ්āļē āˇේ. āļ´්āļģāļිāļ āļ්āļģීāļāļģāļĢāļē/āˇෙ⎠āļŗාāļ¸: Microsoft āˇි āˇුāˇāļ¸ාāļģු āˇāˇ āļ´්āļģāļිāļ āļ්āļģීāļāļģāļĢ āˇැāļŠāˇāļ§āˇāļą් āļ´ැāļģāļĢි āļāļ´ාංāļ āˇāļāļීāļ¸ෙāļą් āļļැāˇැāļģ āļිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļāļ´āļාāļģී āˇේ.
āļąිāļģ්āļ¯ේāˇ:
- āļāļ්āˇ්āļģේāļĢි āļිāļģීāļ¸āļ§ āļ´ෙāļģ OneDrive āˇෝ āļļාāˇිāļģ āļ¸ාāļ°්āļē āˇැāļąි āˇāļŊාāļු⎠ු āˇේāˇා āļˇාāˇිāļāļēෙāļą් āļොāļąු āļāļ´āˇ්āļŽ āļāļģāļą්āļą.
- Microsoft āˇි PC Health Check āļ¸ෙāˇāļŊāļ¸ āļˇාāˇිāļāļēෙāļą් Windows 11 āˇāļŗāˇා āļ¯ෘāļĒාංāļ āļ āļąුāļූāļŊāļා⎠āļ´āļģීāļ්āˇා āļāļģāļą්āļą.
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