Drivers will cease to be updated and new hardware may not support XP at all. For example, supplies of AGP video cards and IDE drives are dwindling. The majority of hardware makers have long since ceased support for XP era hardware. Many software companies have stopped updating their apps for XP. I can say that this apocalyptic forecast is brought to you by the same folks that warned of the Y2K disaster. Many a security “experts” and Windows pundits have opined that hackers are just sitting on exploits waiting for XP’s security support to end. Personally, I haven’t used XP for anything except research and a game or two since Windows 7 was released in July, 2009. So, I guess the question should not be “is XP secure” (it isn’t), but “is XP secure enough for your needs.” This is because of security improvements in both code and hardware. Microsoft states, “ Windows 8 is 6 times more secure than Windows XP and 3 times more secure than Windows 7.” I don’t know about “6 times more secure” but there is no denying that each version of Windows is more secure than the last. It depends on many factors including how you use your XP computer and what other software is installed.Īt its core I don’t believe XP has been “secure” for a long time. Everything Microsoft does finds its way to the internet. XP Will Be Updated – Many large corporations are paying Microsoft to continue to privately provide security updates for XP. Some don’t run at all (especially on 64-bit). Those Old Games – Some of those old games just don’t run right on post XP operating systems. You’ll pry XP from their cold, dead fingers.Īpplication Compatibility – Many businesses both big and small have critical apps that, for one reason or another, don’t run on post XP operating systems. There are several reasons for this:ĭie Hards – Many people are just plain “used to” XP. I don’t think Windows XP is going to go gentle into that good night. This basically means no more security updates via Windows Update. Microsoft Windows XP support ended on April 8, 2014. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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