What does the 'Windows XP End of Support' pop up mean for XP users?
First of all, the pop-up notification is genuine. Plenty of readers have contacted us asking if it is really from Microsoft, and if it is safe to click on the dodgy-looking link. It should be safe, but just in case any scammer create their own version of the pop up in order to try and trick you into giving your personal details, here is the page on Microsoft's site to which the pop-up links:-http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/business/retiring-xp.aspx
The End of support for Windows XP does not mean that Windows Update will suddenly stop working. It Simply means that no new Windows updates will appear.
SO what do this mean for you, or any of your friends who still use computers running Windows XP? After April 8th, There will be no instant meltdown. Your PC will continue to work. However, there are implications for security and stability. End of Support means that any exploits found in newver versions of windows are likely to be see whether they can be adapted to attack XP, and if they are successful, there will be no help from Microsoft in fixing the problem.
It is possible that there are individuals holding back exploits they have already found so they can unless them after Microsoft has stopped producing updates - in effect ensuring these yet-to-be-exploited vulnerabilities never become fixed. Thus, similar to continued use IE6 in by certain businesses, Windows XP will be more vulnerable than newer versions of the operating system to potential attack.
Indeed, Microsoft has helpfully given its own take on this. It says that XP infection will rise 66 percent after April 8. But then again, it would say that.
Windows XP End of Support: What are your options?
Microsoft seems determined to undermine Windows 8 all on its own. Not content with running that awful honestly, windows 8 is not as bad as you think ad campaign, late last week Microsoft posted a blog urging readers to help their friends upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 8.1.
After a bit of crawling about how nobody who reads Microsoft blogs could possibly be so pea-brained as to still run windows XP, We get to the meat of the matter. Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows XP on April 8th, and it has created this page to explain the options for Windows XP users when the support deadline passes. And what are those options, according to Microsoft?
Upgrade to Windows 8 or buy a new PC
The more cynical of you may have noticed that the two options outlined by Microsoft share in common the facy that they help to line Microsoft's pockets. It won't have escaped the more sharp-brained that there is a third option: to keep running XP.
I am on record as system saying that I like Windows 8. ANd i do. It is stable and fast, and their irritations of the modern UI Start Screen are more than countered by the benefits of windows 8, such as baked in antivirus. Indeed, because of the latter feature I think the word would be a better place if everyone currently running XP upgraded to Windows 8. And many could, given the relatively light system requirement of Microsoft's newest desktop OS.
Now Question is there Why is Microsoft killing XP?
It is Microsoft 's own decision to stop supporting XP. It has supported it free of charge for 13 years, and we are now three iterations beyond XP. It is reasonable to say that Microsoft has fulfilled its contract to users of XP. After all, Windows Vista came out seven years ago, so the ned of XP can hardly be said to be a surprise.
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