[vip_students] Microsoft is Ending Support for Windows XP in 2014: What You Need to Know
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- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:24:45 +0100
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Microsoft will be ending support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014 after 12 and a
half years of supporting it. Microsoft has gone out of their way to extend
support on several occasions, but the 2014 deadline looks like the final one.
We’ve already explained why you should leave Windows XP behind. It’s still
widely used, however – it’s the second-most popular operating system after
Windows 7, with around double the market share of all Macs combined, according
to various statistics.
Windows XP’s Current Support
“Mainstream support” for Windows XP ended in 2009, but “extended support” is
still continuing. Microsoft is still creating security patches and hotfixes for
Windows XP. Windows XP users may be using an operating system that’s over 12
years old, but Microsoft is still writing security patches for them and sending
them out via Windows Update.
Microsoft also offers both free and paid technical support for Windows XP,
which can be particularly useful for businesses.
At the moment, you can kind of get away with using Windows XP – as long as you
don’t want to use new hardware or software that doesn’t support it.
What Happens on April 8, 2014
Starting on April 8, 2014, no new security patches for Windows XP will be
produced. Windows XP will remain vulnerable as new patches are found, and
Microsoft will advise you upgrade your operating system. Microsoft will also no
longer offer any technical support for Windows XP.
Windows XP systems won’t stop functioning. You can continue to use them and
even download old security patches, but no new ones will be produced.
As Microsoft drops support for XP, the industry will follow. Much new software
already isn’t necessarily tested to work on Windows XP, and new hardware may
not have drivers for Windows XP at all. As Microsoft drops support, the amount
of software and hardware that doesn’t support XP will grow.
How often do you see new hardware and software supporting Windows 98? XP will
become the new Windows 98 — an orphaned, outdated operating system with no
official or third-party support.
Security patches are crucially important, particularly in enterprises that
still use XP. Migrating to Windows 7 (or Windows 8) is the smart move for
people that are still clinging to XP.
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