Win. 8.1 reverting to Win. 8

[dddave]

My HP Pavilion laptop was Win. 8 when purchased.  When Win. 8.1 became available I upgraded to it, running within Classic Shell.

Thus it has run since, about 7 years.

Today, a Windows update downloaded which took about 2 hours.  Then config. also took several hours with multiple restarts.

When all was done, I was surprised to discover that my Win. 8.1 had been replaced by Win 8.

A window then appeared scolding me for running a now soon to be unsupported OS.  It showed a link to upgrade back to Win 8.1 but when I opened the link, it only wanted to sell me Win 10 Home for $130 and no path to downloading 8.1.

 

Does anybody here have a clue as to what just happened and what I can do about it?

[JamJar]

You can reinstall Windows 8.1 Update 3 for free or you can install Windows 10 Pro and activate with a key purchased for 100 baht or less or you can reinstall Windows 8.1 Update 3 and then upgrade to Windows 10 Home.

[OneMoreFarang]

I remember the 8.1 update was available in the Windows Store and not in the normal Windows update section.

Maybe that helps.

 

But at some stage you should get used to the idea that you won't be able to use that forever...

[dddave]

9 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I remember the 8.1 update was available in the Windows Store and not in the normal Windows update section.

Maybe that helps.

 

But at some stage you should get used to the idea that you won't be able to use that forever...

Thanks.  Yes, what you say is true.  I've been checking with some techie friends as to whether my laptop is suitable for Win. 10 and the consensus is that Win 10 is my better option.

I just get annoyed at MS's coercive leg breaking to get their vassals to obey. 

[KneeDeep]

38 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I remember the 8.1 update was available in the Windows Store and not in the normal Windows update section.

Maybe that helps.

 

But at some stage you should get used to the idea that you won't be able to use that forever...

 

Strange post.

 

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Windows 8.1 falls under the same lifecycle policy as Windows 8, and will reach end of Mainstream Support on January 9, 2018, and end of Extended Support on January 10, 2023

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows8ISO

 

or just use Rufus;

 

https://rufus.ie

Edited November 9, 2019 by KneeDeep

[KneeDeep]

24 minutes ago, dddave said:

Thanks.  Yes, what you say is true.  I've been checking with some techie friends as to whether my laptop is suitable for Win. 10 and the consensus is that Win 10 is my better option.

I just get annoyed at MS's coercive leg breaking to get their vassals to obey. 

 

If you will move to Windows 10, for Windows 10 Pro

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

Go to Download Tool now to create the installation media.

Key via eBay.