XP+goodbye

XP goodbye

However, as of April 2014, Microsoft will discontinue XP support. What this means, according to Microsoft, is //“…there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates.”// There has also been, and will likely continue to be, a lack of XP support from independent software and hardware manufacturers. So, while an unsupported Windows version will continue to function, in the increasingly dangerous and complex world of technology, in order to remain safe, it may be time to prepare for the inevitable, and consider other options.

One of them is to upgrade an existing system. To determine whether your system will support Windows 7, Microsoft offers the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor,

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which scans for compatibility issues and offers recommendations. Of course, another option is to purchase a Windows 7 computer.