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Should you keep using Windows XP? |
July 22, 2013
Mae Watson's aging computer still works fine. She asked if she should give up XP before next spring.
Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP on April 8, 2014. That's less than nine months away.
The end of support means the end of updates--even security updates. When an exploit is found after that date, too bad; it will not get patched. Gradually, Windows XP will become less and less secure.
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