Microsoft has released a new software update for
Windows XP which it claims will make it more secure, reliable and open to modification.
After using
Windows XP for a few weeks now, I've discovered some very good reasons to upgrade.
Not surprisingly, what stood out for security experts today was the two-months-and-running release of updates for
Windows XP, and the questions that provokes.
Second, assuming your current hardware configuration can run Windows 8 smoothly, it's worth keeping in mind that the difference in user experience between
Windows XP and Windows 8 is quite substantial, requiring that PC users take the time to familiarize themselves with a new computing environment upon upgrading.
Emm warned that the exposure ratio was to get worse after Microsoft released the last security patch for
Windows XP.
The risk of security breaches on systems running
Windows XP beyond April 2014 is high.
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Windows XP was designed for 90s computers and it is not the best to run today's computers.
Besides government bodies, many staterun banks are also expected to switch from
Windows XP as Microsoft's decision has left many branches and ATMs vulnerable to security risks such as identity theft and fraud.
Tech companies will force them to fall in line by simply stop producing spare parts for the old line of products or refusing to update software as in the case of
Windows XP. This headlong rush for the latest in technology has led to our desk drawers filling with junk mobile sets bought over the years and companies stretching their budgets.
Not only this, antivirus vendors too will reduce or even completely abandon their efforts to update their solutions for this operating system leading to a scenario wherein new developments in the field of AV technology will completely bypass
Windows XP."
Next month (April 8, 2014), Microsoft will end its support for its 12-year-old
Windows XP operating system (OS), which is still used by 22 percent of personal computers (PCs) in the Philippines, leaving users without security patches and vulnerable to malicious software, spyware, cyber attacks and viruses.