In September of 2007 Microsoft communicated their plans to end support for Windows XP SP3 and how that may affect your business. Microsoft recognizes how integral Windows XP may have been in your operations and valuable to your employees, thus they have provided support for these past 12 years. The time has come for Microsoft and us to invest our resources toward supporting more recent technologies such that we can continue to deliver great new experiences for you as your IT environment evolves to meet the changing needs of your users in this increasingly social and mobile world.
After April 8, 2014, technical assistance for
Windows XP will no longer be available, nor will automatic updates be sent that
have helped protect your organization’s PCs (including home users). For
specific details, please review Microsoft’s Windows XP end of support
information here.
Microsoft continues to take steps to help all users,
including home users, of Windows XP understand what end of support means, when it
will take place, and what steps they can take to move to a modern operating
system (ie. Windows 8.1) and Windows
devices. Therefore, beginning March 8th,
2014, users using Windows XP (Home
and Professional editions) who elected to receive updates via Windows Update
will receive an end of support notification through Windows Update. The message will state, “Windows XP End of
Support is on April 8th, 2014. Click Here to learn more.”
While the message is scheduled to recur monthly, users have the option
to click “Do not show this message again.”
Enterprises that are managing their infrastructure using WSUS will not
receive the notifications.
If you are still using Windows XP now is the time to consider upgrading your operating system, we use Windows 8.1 here at Convallis and can assist with your upgrade decision.
Don't leave it too late and leave your computers vulnerable plus don't forget not all modern software works with Windows XP.
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