Windows 8.1, you will no longer receive feature updates but will receive security fixes until January 10, 2023.If you are running the OneDrive sync app on: Action: review and update impacted machines as appropriate.Timing: We will begin rollout on Januand expect to complete by mid-January.
If you are not using the OneDrive sync app on any of these operating systems, you can safely ignore this message. Windows 8 reached end of support on January 12, 2016.Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will be supported until January 10, 2023.Maybe they believe reimbursing complaining Windows 8.1 users their license fees may be cheaper in aggregate than continuing to support OneDrive integration in Windows 8.1 for one more year.īeginning January 1, 2022, we will be aligning the OneDrive Desktop application (sync app) support lifecycle with the Windows support lifecycle. Odd that MSFT's in-house lawyers allowed this particular communication. It applies no matter how few may be affected.
That's one of the wonderful things about the law, at least common law in the US. No matter how few people may still be using Windows 8.1, it's hard for me to see how those users wouldn't have a case of breach of contract against MSFT if MSFT were foolish enough not to support OneDrive integration until EOS. OTOH, Windows 8.1 is still in support until early 2023, and I believe OneDrive support was baked into Windows 8.1. NBD for Windows 8, which MSFT has been clear became outdated with the arrival of Windows 8.1.
NBD for Windows 7, which reached EOS more than a year ago. It would seem MSFT is intent upon testing the limits of contract law as they apply to EULAs and the precise meaning of support. These dates apply to both OneDrive for consumers and OneDrive for Business. If for some reason your PC doesn’t support these newer Windows versions, you can continue accessing OneDrive via its web interface. Microsoft naturally recommends that OneDrive users who need local access upgrade their PC to Windows 10 or Windows 11. after March 1, 2022, your personal files will no longer sync.” “Personal OneDrive desktop applications running on these operating systems will stop syncing to the cloud on March 1, 2022. “In order to focus resources on new technologies and operating systems, and to provide users with the most up-to-date and secure experience, beginning January 1, 2022, updates will no longer be provided for the OneDrive desktop application on your personal Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 devices,” Microsoft’s Ankita Kirti writes in the announcement post. Microsoft revealed this week that it will no longer support OneDrive on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 starting on March 1, 2022.
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