Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 would not be available after 31 October 2016

Tech News Desk,

The most popular brand for PCs, Windows has updated the sales deadlines for Windows7 and Windows8.1 Pre-installed machines. Windows will provide support till 2022. Here is the various dates for deadlines.

OS	Date of Availability	End of sale for Retail Software	End of sale for Manufacturer	End of support by Windows®
Windows® XP	31 Dec. 2001	30 June 2008	22 Oct. 2010	8 Apr. 2014
Windows® Vista	30 Jan. 2007	22 Oct. 2010	22 Oct. 2011	11 Apr. 2017
Windows® 7 Basic, Premium, Ultimate	22 Oct. 2009	31 Oct. 2013	31 Oct. 2014	14 Jan. 2020
Windows® 7 Professional	22 Oct. 2009	31 Oct. 2013	31 Oct. 2016	14 Jan. 2020
Windows® 8	26 Oct. 2012	31 Oct. 2014	30 June 2016	10 Jan. 2023
Windows® 8.1	18 Oct. 2013	1 Sep. 2015	31 Oct. 2014	10 Jan. 2023
Windows® 10	29 July 2015	N/A	N/A	N/A
*All information is based on Windows lifecycle fact sheet