Microsoft today ended support for old versions of Internet Explorer

Microsoft announces From now their is no more Support could provided for Old Versions of Internet Explorer, including IE8, IE9 and IE10 as well as Windows 8.(Since it )

Also a latest cumulative security updates released under a final patch(KB3123303) and an “End of Life” upgrade notification.

No worries, it doesn’t mean that software stops working. only they not provide any security updates, New version release and offering technical support in Future

Microsoft announced the old IE version cutoff date back in August 2014. At the time, the company said it would only support the following browser-operating system combinations: IE9 on Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2; IE10 on Windows Server 2012; and IE11 on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. Since then, Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge have, of course, been released, so they’re supported as well.

For Windows 8, users can simply upgrade to Windows 8.1. Microsoft’s support life-cycle policy treats Windows 8.1 like a service pack, even though it is branded an operating system upgrade that delivers additional features, not just improvements.

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In Short the final patch will nag Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users to upgrade to Internet Explorer: A new tab will automatically open the download IE page. But this notification is coming only for Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2 users. but this isn’t too surprising: They can’t upgrade to IE11 or Edge without upgrading their operating system

Microsoft gives Windows business users three reasons to avoid using old IE versions:

Security: Without critical browser security updates, your PC may become vulnerable to harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software which can steal or damage your business data and information.
Compliance: Businesses that are governed by regulatory obligations such as HIPAA should conduct due diligence to assess whether they are still able to satisfy compliance requirements using unsupported software.
Lack of Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Support: Many software vendors no longer support older versions of Internet Explorer. For example, Office 365 takes advantage of modern web standards and runs best with the latest browser.

Windows 8

Even though windows 8 has ended, Windows 8.1 will have Mainstream Support until january 9,2018

And Extended support until january 10,2023