Microsoft Intune Update – Ending support for Windows 8.1 devices on October 21, 2022

fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center >> Windows >> Windows devices
fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center >> Windows >> Windows devices

Hi All,

Greetings for the day !!

Today new update.

Update – Microsoft Intune – Microsoft ending support for Windows 8.1

Details :

  • Microsoft ending support for devices running Windows 8.1 on October 21, 2022.
  • Also sideloading key scenario for line-of-business apps will stop being supported since it is only applicable to Windows 8.1 devices
  • There is no impact to existing devices and polices, however, we will not be able to enroll new Windows 8.1 devices

Microsoft recommendation

  • Microsoft strongly recommends move to the supported versions of OS – Windows 10 or Windows 11

How to know which devices are running on Windows 8.1

fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center
fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center
  • From left pane navigate to “Devices” as in below figure
fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center >> Windows
fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center >> Devices
  • From left pane, navigate to “Windows devices
  • We will have list of all Windows devices
  • Here, in my local environment / tenant I have 0 devices so its showing empty table as in below fig
  • We could filter on “OS version” column to have all Windows 8.1 devices
fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center >> Windows >> Windows devices
fig : Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center >> Windows >> Windows devices

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