Posted on 04/15/2014 10:53:03 AM PDT by Utilizer
In what is surely the most customer-antagonistic move of the new Windows regime, Steve Thomas at Microsoft posted a TechNet article on Saturday stating categorically that Microsoft will no longer issue security patches for Windows 8.1, starting in May. Call this the "let them eat cake" approach to support for Microsoft's flagship operating system.
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Yes, you read that right: With three weeks left until Windows 8.1 end of support -- until the next round of security patches appear with Windows 8.1 not included in the party list -- Microsoft still hasn't figured out how to get Windows 8.1 Update out to the corporate update distribution channel.
There's been progress on one (rarely reported) error: Microsoft has a patch you can run if you're hitting error 80071A91 when installing Windows 8.1 Update. It's detailed in KB 2939087.
Tell me again Microsoft how you're cutting off Windows 8.1 updates so that "customers benefit from the best support and servicing experience"? Pshaw -- it sounds to me more like some customer-tone-deaf person in the organization has decided to minimize the patching budget by cutting off the company's most recent customers.
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They certainly have not indicated any intention of releasing the source code for XP even though they will no longer support it.
Sorry to have overloaded you with data, FReeper Reset. Best advice is just to avoid connecting to the internet on your XP computers or installing any new programs.
It is not a well written article, to be sure. Basically, you need to install 8.1 Update to continue to receive Security Patches for the ‘doze distro.
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