Windows Phone 8.1 Users Will Soon Lose Access to Microsoft Store

Oct. 17, 2019

Microsoft has bad news for its remaining few Lumia users that are still using devices running on Windows Phone 8.1. The company has announced it will shut down access to the Microsoft Store to all such devices from December 16, officially bringing down the curtains on the long-deprecated operating system. Thankfully, though, most apps that have already been downloaded from the Store should continue to work nonetheless.

Do note that the official Microsoft app store will continue to be available for Windows 10 Mobile, so users with a Lumia device running Windows Phone 8.1 should should check below to see whether the update is available for their handset. While Windows 10 Mobile is either already out-of-support, or will be, by the end of this year, they’ll still have far greater functionality and better support from apps and services, including access to the Microsoft Store, at least, for a little while longer.

According to Microsoft, thefollowing Lumia models are eligible for the Windows 10 upgrade:

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