Microsoft stopped support Windows XP

Microsoft stopped support Windows XP

Most are aware that Microsoft is soon going to end supports for Windows XP and Office 2003. There won’t be any support options, bug fixes or security updates for these Microsoft products after April 8, 2014. If you have not yet started the migration to a modern operating system, you might want to take a call on it. ‘The end of life’ is the phrase used by mark the end of automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance for the Windows XP System.

To help users migrate from Windows XP to a modern operating system like Windows 8 or Windows 7, Microsoft has launched a new portal that will help users take the required steps and offer information about Windows XP End of Support.

According to Microsoft, there won’t be any free or paid assistance for these products after End-of-support and running Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 may expose your company to potential risks. The company suggests it’s time to take action, as an unsupported and unpatched environment, is vulnerable to various security risks & the chances of malware entering their systems could increase by two-thirds putting corporate networks in a great danger.

If the support ends, you won’t be receiving any security updates as well as definition updates for Microsoft Security Essentials running on Windows XP.