[DISCUSSION] Possibility of Extended Security Updates (ESU) bypass on Windows 8.1

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by kkhww, Jul 13, 2022.

  1. kkhww

    kkhww MDL Member

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    #21 kkhww, Sep 19, 2022
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    Thanks @abbodi1406 ,ESU Just Not applicatable for Core, CoreSingleLanguage , CoreCountrySpecific and ProfessionalWMC Edition.
    For Windows 8.1, Embedded Industry=Client.
     
  2. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream
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    Addendum: CoreConnected, CoreConnectedSingleLanguage and CoreConnectedCountrySpecific are also excluded.
     
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  4. ceo54

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    I have modified Windows CoreSingleLanguage. I just add updates to it offline and deploy it. Apparently, I'm gonna have to make Pro from scratch to be able to continue using 8.1 but the question is, will I be able to update it offline with ESU bypass tool ?
     
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  5. maur0

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  7. pharee

    pharee MDL Novice

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    And how would you deal with the lack of support for browsers (Edge, Chrome, Opera, Brave..) under Windows 8.1? Even with Firefox it's not clear ...
     
  8. maur0

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    look, I saw a video of someone on windows vista who cracked firefox for it to work on win vista he opened firefox.exe in a hex editor and there he found the key that was replaced min version, and it is not that it opened normally in the browser on win8.1. have to be the same
     
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  9. pestalent1

    pestalent1 MDL Novice

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    Is anyone working on a similar program like "Bypass Windows 7 Extended Security Updates Eligibility" for win 8.1 and or 2012r2?
     
  10. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream
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    There is no ESU Bypass tool for 8.1 yet. The situation is more like Vista than Win7, as the clients won't get it, just Server 2012 R2.
     
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  11. david23

    david23 MDL Novice

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    There's a video on how to use Chrome 110 and up on Windows 8.1.
     
  12. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    2012r2 have update up to october 2023 no need bypass

    for windows 8.1 use windows server 2012 r2 bypass , wait for tools :) we search methode
     
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  13. maur0

    maur0 MDL Senior Member

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    maybe you don't need anything special, just download the cumulative update for each month of 2012 r2 and install it on win 8.1.

    unless you create a tool that tricks winupdate into thinking it is server 2012 r2 and the updates come via winupdate and it would be even easier hehe
     
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  14. ceo54

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    I suspect those updates won't install normally. A tool will be needed to bypass the eligibility requirements to install those updates.
     
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  15. ceo54

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    yes, it will work till October 2023. After that a tool will be needed.
     
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  16. Hacker?pcs

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    Well there aren't many client 8.1 users but Server 2012 R2 is used often, an ESU bypass or a Simplix-like pack would be useful
     
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