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by yabones 2056 days ago
8.0 which was released in 2012 is no longer supported, with the last updates landing in early 2016. [1]

8.1 on the other hand _is_ supported until 2023. [2]

The majority of 8.0 users immediately upgraded to 8.1 (because 8.0 was slightly terrible), so you're mostly correct. 10 years of support is pretty standard for Windows releases.

[1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/lifecycle/products/windows-...

[2] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/lifecycle/products/windows-...