End of life / Windows / Windows 8 / Still supported?
No, Windows Windows 8 is no longer supported
End of life Asked and answered below, from the dates the vendor publishes. The full Windows Windows 8 end of life page carries the release table and the advisory detail behind these answers.
Is Windows Windows 8 still supported?
No. Windows Windows 8 passed its end of life date on 12 January 2016, 3,936 days ago. From that date the vendor no longer publishes ordinary security fixes for it.
When does Windows Windows 8 reach end of life?
Windows Windows 8 reached end of life on 12 January 2016, 3,936 days ago. It was released on 30 October 2012.
Are there known CVEs that reach Windows Windows 8?
CVEs affecting Windows are serviced by Windows Update rather than by changing the Windows version, so they are not listed here. So this page cannot tell you whether Windows Windows 8 carries open advisories, and the absence of a list is not a clean result.
What should I move Windows Windows 8 to?
The newest tracked Windows release is 10.0.26300. Moving is the only way back into support, because no further fixes are published for the release in use.
Which Windows releases are still supported?
Every release below publishes an end of life date that has not passed yet. Releases with no published date are left out rather than counted as supported.
Answered from vendor sources last checked 22 October 2026, and checked daily.
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