{"id":5717,"date":"2014-06-11T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T16:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=5717"},"modified":"2014-06-11T12:30:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T16:30:41","slug":"windows-8-1-users-wont-receive-any-more-patches-unless-spring-update-is-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2014\/06\/11\/windows-8-1-users-wont-receive-any-more-patches-unless-spring-update-is-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8.1 users won’t receive any more patches unless spring update is installed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft is staying true to a promise it delivered all the way back in April: Windows 8.1 users who have yet to install the Windows 8.1 Update released this spring won\u2019t be able to download today\u2019s Patch Tuesday updates\u2014or any future Patch Tuesday updates\u2014until they get around to upgrading their operating system.<\/p>\n

The threat only applies to Windows 8.1 users. If you\u2019re still on Windows 8, 7, or Vista, you should continue receiving patches normally. You can see whether you\u2019re running Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 by opening the Charms bar, heading to PC Settings > PC and devices > PC info, and looking under the \u201cWindows\u201d section.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re on a Windows 8.1 system without the Spring Update, your computer won\u2019t automatically download today\u2019s patches via Windows Update. Furthermore, if you\u2019ve altered your system settings to manually select which patches to install, you won\u2019t even see today\u2019s patches in Windows Update, a Microsoft spokesperson tells CNET. Don\u2019t try to get clever, either: Trying to install the updates manually will result in a failed installation.<\/p>\n

Microsoft postponed this deadline once, as the Windows 8.1 support end date was originally supposed to die out in May.<\/p>\n

Most Windows users should have received the Windows 8.1 Update when it was released in April, assuming you haven\u2019t changed the default option to install Windows updates automatically. And if you chose not to install the update, well, what are you waiting for? The Spring Update makes Microsoft\u2019s Metro vision truly PC-friendly for the first time, by dynamically adjusting its interface and behavior to let a PC be a PC and a tablet be a tablet. Plug in a mouse and you\u2019ll get a desktop-focused experience; touchscreen users will stick to Windows 8.1\u2019s usual finger-friendly design.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s great. And if that carrot doesn\u2019t sway you to install the Windows 8.1 Spring Update, the \u201cNo more updates\u201d stick certainly should.<\/p>\n

via Windows 8.1 users won’t receive any more patches unless spring update is installed | PCWorld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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