It would be unwise to continue using the operating system after April 8 th. If you are a current XP user then it’s time to abandon ship.
Don’t be surprised if computers running XP start turning up with an avalanche of viruses, malware, and Trojans as the weather warms. It doesn’t take long for an enemy to take over. Think of a fortress that is abandoned by its troops. Without ongoing security patches or other updates, Windows XP will quickly become much more vulnerable to infections, hacking, and other security risks. Focus instead on moving to another Operating System as fast as you can. When you consider that Windows XP was launched way back in 2001, its consistency, and usefulness have been extraordinary.īut now is not the time to lament the end of XP. All technical support of Windows XP ends this spring.Īs Microsoft has announced: “After April 8, 2014, there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates.” Microsoft has threatened to pull the virtual plug on Windows XP several times over the past few years.
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