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1. #WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE UPDATE#
2. #WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE UPGRADE#
3. #WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE WINDOWS 10#
4. #WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE ANDROID#
5. #WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE SOFTWARE#

Perhaps that is why Microsoft’s reliability record with patches has been getting a bit dicey In early 2014, Microsoft will be delivering security patches for five-count ‘em, five -major releases of its operating system that are still in mainstream or extended support. That’s economically silly and technically unsustainable.

#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE SOFTWARE#

It is ridiculous to think that a software company should support a product indefinitely. The support lifecycle is a contract between Microsoft and its customers, one that’s been clearly describedįor many years. This train has had a “going out of service” sign on it for two years. You got one of the best deals ever, because Microsoft has been running this route, the XP local, for more than a decade. No one is being left at the station. If you use Windows XP, you are not sheep, you are a paying customer. Spoiler alert: I don't plan to cite chapter and verse.įirst of all, this should not be a surprise to anyone. To paraphrase Jeremiah 11:19, they do not know that plots have been devised against them.Ĭan I get a “Hallelujah!” I said, Can I get a “Hallelujah!” On April 8, 2014, those millions of remaining XP users will be like lambs being led to the slaughter. Microsoft is just leaving them out there, exposed, and unprotected. For cybercriminals intent on skinning our 500 million sheep, Apis D-Day.īy abandoning XP on April 8, 2014, Microsoft will cease being a good shepherd of its most loyal customers. If you don't think they're holding back on launching some of their bigger exploits until after the patching ends, you're naive. If you don't think that cybercriminals have marked Apon their calendars with a big star, you're crazy. Here’s Pastor Gewirtz, in a passage replete with Biblical references: , the date early next year when Microsoft stops supporting Windows XP. If you are using one of the older versions of the operating system, you may want to consider upgrading to a supported version.Yesterday my colleague David Gewirtz delivered a fire-and-brimstone sermon on the coming XPocalypse There are occasionally some exceptions if the security flaw is serious enough. When an operating system gets to its end of life, all updates, including security updates, typically stop being created.

#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE WINDOWS 10#

#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE ANDROID#

The Android apps will be available from the Microsoft store and will run directly on your Windows desktop.

#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE UPDATE#

They have also announced that they plan to push only one big update a year instead of two big updates as they did with Windows 10.Īnother interesting feature is the ability to run Android Apps in Windows 11.

Most updates will happen in the background without the user needing to do anything. Microsoft is also changing the way it does updates. For example, if you want your email application and web browser on your left monitor and your word processor on your right monitor, you can set that up and have Windows reopen them in the same place the next time you are at your computer.

With multiple monitors, Windows will keep track of where you prefer to put certain applications on the screen. Of course, it will still work like normal if you only have one monitor. This version of Windows is designed around having multiple monitors. Also, documents that you work with often will show up here. Not only has it been moved to the middle of the screen, but the live tiles introduced in Windows 8 have been completely removed and replaced with simple icons. The most apparent changes have to do with the start menu. They say that this new version is an attempt to simplify everything. Not every computer will be able to run Windows 11.

#WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED END OF LIFE UPGRADE#

Microsoft has created a tool at where you can see if you can upgrade to Windows 11. There are a few computer requirements to get this upgrade, including having a compatible 64-bit processor. According to the blog on, Microsoft has released a new version of its operating system that will eventually replace Windows 10.