Did the Windows 8.1 store got shut down?

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I reinstalled Windows 8.1 on my old HP Pavillion TS14 laptop, just to relive the 2013 experience again. I wanted to try update or install some metro apps, but it just keeps loading forever.

I thought it was because of the laptop's hard drive. However, I did try to install Windows 8.1 on a VM but it still has the same problem. Updates didn't help either.

I remember something about app developers were able to update their apps on the Windows 8.1 store until a certain date. But I don't think it has shut down yet. Because, IIRC Windows 8's store has a notice about the store no longer available,

[PopinFRESH]

Yes

Windows 8.1 support ended on January 10, 2023[support.microsoft.com]

Microsoft a écrit :

Will I be able to continue using the apps and games I have installed from Microsoft Store on my Windows 8.1 PC?

You can continue to use installed apps and games on a Windows 8.1 PC after January 10, 2023. You will not be able to make any new app purchases or any in-app purchases after January 10, 2023. Installed apps and games will receive publisher updates through June 30, 2023 (or later if support is provided independently by the developer). After updates are no longer available, app quality and usability may be degraded. Customers who move to a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC can use and reinstall previously purchased apps and games on their new or upgraded PC.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Win7, 7 SP1, 8 and 8.1 are dead
Have been since Jan 2023

Clean install Win10 or 11

[plat]

Oh, that's a shame, it would have been a nice experience, to relive the past a little. I actually liked Windows 8.1--it was fast and interesting.

I don't guess there's any kind of guide to resurrect that if you search it, is there? Yeah, once these things are abandoned, there's not much you can do to bring them back, sadly.

[r.linder]

Windows 8 and 8.1 are discontinued, good riddance anyway, those two operating systems were god awful and arguably the worst in the entire family of Microsoft operating systems

[De Hollandse Ezel]

you can do a clean instal of win xp win 7 or 8 fron cdrom.

you can also still download updates for them. they just were no longer released after that date.

the update server for win 98 and 2000 I have not tested recently if those are still in the air.

[Blaquicat]

r.linder a écrit :

Windows 8 and 8.1 are discontinued, good riddance anyway, those two operating systems were god awful and arguably the worst in the entire family of Microsoft operating systems

Nothing is worse than windows me.

[De Hollandse Ezel]

Blaquicat a écrit :

r.linder a écrit :

Windows 8 and 8.1 are discontinued, good riddance anyway, those two operating systems were god awful and arguably the worst in the entire family of Microsoft operating systems

Nothing is worse than windows me.

windows vista truelly was worst;)

[diVidRo]

[Oz Gaming]

Blaquicat a écrit :

r.linder a écrit :

Windows 8 and 8.1 are discontinued, good riddance anyway, those two operating systems were god awful and arguably the worst in the entire family of Microsoft operating systems

Nothing is worse than windows me.

Windows Vista was and still is a Big pile of Garbage.

[lsdninja]

Oz Gaming a écrit :

Windows Vista was and still is a Big pile of Garbage.

...until MS renamed it and rereleased it as Windows 7 at which point everyone loved it XD

[De Hollandse Ezel]

lsdninja a écrit :

Oz Gaming a écrit :

Windows Vista was and still is a Big pile of Garbage.

...until MS renamed it and rereleased it as Windows 7 at which point everyone loved it XD

not entirely.

true vista was just to heavy on pcs of its time while 7 was equally heavy but just released 3 years later.

but changes wete made

*backward conpability in 7 was vastly improved
*boot times wete must faster in 7..
*7 looked much cleaner.. vista felt messy.. basicly just as how people feel bout the ugly tiles in layer win versions.

so 7 looked better worked batter and worked faster.

vista was at best the unusuable alpha release of 7.. still full of bugs and many features missing.

[pifmgr.dll]

PopinFRESH a écrit :

Yes

Windows 8.1 support ended on January 10, 2023[support.microsoft.com]

Microsoft a écrit :

Will I be able to continue using the apps and games I have installed from Microsoft Store on my Windows 8.1 PC?

You can continue to use installed apps and games on a Windows 8.1 PC after January 10, 2023. You will not be able to make any new app purchases or any in-app purchases after January 10, 2023. Installed apps and games will receive publisher updates through June 30, 2023 (or later if support is provided independently by the developer). After updates are no longer available, app quality and usability may be degraded. Customers who move to a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC can use and reinstall previously purchased apps and games on their new or upgraded PC.

Bad 💀 Motha a écrit :

Win7, 7 SP1, 8 and 8.1 are dead
Have been since Jan 2023

Clean install Win10 or 11

plat a écrit :

Oh, that's a shame, it would have been a nice experience, to relive the past a little. I actually liked Windows 8.1--it was fast and interesting.

I don't guess there's any kind of guide to resurrect that if you search it, is there? Yeah, once these things are abandoned, there's not much you can do to bring them back, sadly.

Darn.... That sucks...

I might sound like a crazy person. But actually, I do like Windows 8.1. Sure, it's not good as Windows 7's, but I guess it's decent enough for tablets or laptops with touchscreen (just like my old laptop, sadly the touchscreen broke so I couldn't use it). However it is still 10x better than Windows 8 on that regard. One of the things I always do with an installation of Windows 8.1 is to install the Aero Glass like on the betas, and this is why I like Windows 8.1 the most. While yes, I could do the same thing on Windows 10. But it doesn't feel the same y'know? I do sorta wish someone would make a Windows Store restoration project, and maybe make it open source so that people could expand on it now that Micro$oft obliterated it.

r.linder a écrit :

Windows 8 and 8.1 are discontinued, good riddance anyway, those two operating systems were god awful and arguably the worst in the entire family of Microsoft operating systems

Personally disagree. Windows ME is the REAL sucker here.

De Hollandse Ezel a écrit :

you can do a clean instal of win xp win 7 or 8 fron cdrom.

you can also still download updates for them. they just were no longer released after that date.

the update server for win 98 and 2000 I have not tested recently if those are still in the air.

Hell no, I can't install anything older than 7 let alone XP without having to disable Secure Boot.

Also, there is a better way to install updates for older Windows OSes. It's called Legacy Update[legacyupdate.net]. I use them all the time whenever I'm installing Windows 7 (sometimes 8 too) and older.

De Hollandse Ezel a écrit :

lsdninja a écrit :

...until MS renamed it and rereleased it as Windows 7 at which point everyone loved it XD

not entirely.

true vista was just to heavy on pcs of its time while 7 was equally heavy but just released 3 years later.

but changes wete made

*backward conpability in 7 was vastly improved
*boot times wete must faster in 7..
*7 looked much cleaner.. vista felt messy.. basicly just as how people feel bout the ugly tiles in layer win versions.

so 7 looked better worked batter and worked faster.

vista was at best the unusuable alpha release of 7.. still full of bugs and many features missing.

I agree with this.

Funnily enough, I managed to upgrade another old PC with a Pentium 4 631 that was from 2006 formerly running on Windows XP, and I upgraded it from Vista to 7 so to not lose my files. Windows Vista was just slow as hell. Windows 7 was faster, actually slightly faster than XP's. Programs were still as slow as XP's. But that's probably the old HDD's fault making it slow. Surprisingly, it also runs Aero without an external VGA.

[MdrnGmngScks]

De Hollandse Ezel a écrit :

windows vista truelly was worst;)

Saying Vista was worse than ME just means you never touched ME. Vista actually worked on new hardware with compatible drivers. Upgrading the thing on older hardware was a pure s***show
ME things would crash left right and centre on new hardware and it never got stable.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

8/8.1 always were garbage. Win10 22H2 is way better by far

[Bad 💀 Motha]

MdrnGmngScks a écrit :

De Hollandse Ezel a écrit :

windows vista truelly was worst;)

Saying Vista was worse than ME just means you never touched ME. Vista actually worked on new hardware with compatible drivers. Upgrading the thing on older hardware was a pure s***show
ME things would crash left right and centre on new hardware and it never got stable.

ME had a very weird slow-down bug where it seemed like every 6 months it needed a clean install in order to regain that and function like it should. 98SE solved that problem and was way better until the user had a need to move over to Win2K or just wait for WinXP