Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Microsoft Pulls Plug On Windows XP Today

Still running Windows XP? You're now on your own, as Microsoft's deadline for migrating off the ancient operating system is today. Microsoft--which has been telling users for years that it will stop providing support for Windows XP as of April 8, 2014 (today)--is ending all automatic updates and security fixes for the venerable OS. Microsoft has told users that their computers will become "more vulnerable to security risks and viruses" as a result of the sunset of its support for XP. Microsoft has been looking to get users to upgrade their operating system to the Windows 8.1 or migrate to new PCs.