Windows XP Ends Support April 8
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13 years is a long time, and today it's time to talk about a farewell. Microsoft will end support for Windows XP in a few days, specifically on Tuesday, April 8.
Not receiving support from Microsoft means, among other things, that your computer will become vulnerable due to lack of updates of system. You should know that you should not worry about anything, you just have to assimilate that it is time to move to Windows 8.1, the natural and updated evolution of Windows XP.
Why switch to Windows 8.1 now?
Microsoft's support lifecycle for products like Windows or Microsoft Office spans a minimum of 10 years (5 years mainstream support and 5 years extended support). Windows XP, in particular, has had no less than 13 years of support, which is rare.
Most users today expect certain capacities in their equipment according to the current times. In 2001, when Windows XP was launched, some of these capacities didn't even exist, therefore, we would be wasting part of the computing potential of our current equipment.
After April 8, 2014, there will be no more security updates in Windows XP, or patches for non-security related bugs security, no support options (free or paid either) or technical content updates on the Web.
The use of unsupported software means that you do not receive public support of any kind from Microsoft, nor security updates nor incident resolution patches. With this, your systems become vulnerable and can subject your company and your customers to risks It will also be much more difficult to update other programs software.
What does Windows 8.1 do for me?
Windows 8.1, in addition to the advantage of being a current operating system and prepared to make use of any new technology, provides us with interesting news regarding Windows XP that will really change our way of understanding a desktop operating system.
Windows 8.1 boasts faster boot time than any previous Windows system. As soon as you turn on the equipment we will find ourselves on the Start screen. Navigating between the desktop or to that screen is as easy as pressing the Start button.
Search anywhere in your system thanks to the integrated intelligent search system, which will allow us to find multiple results: from the Internet, from local files, settings, apps installed on your PC, etc.
You can do many more things at the same time thanks to the system that allows us to run multiple apps. You can get all the apps you need from the Windows App Store.
The Windows 8.1 interface is completely customisable: both color and background images, whether on the desktop or on the Start screen. Your files will accompany you wherever you are, whether physically on your computer or in your OneDrive account
The Windows 8 update.1 Update 1 will also arrive on the same day, April 8, and will bring with it a series of interesting innovations to those already existing in Windows 8.1 usually: anchoring apps to the desktop taskbar, improvements for mouse and keyboard users such as the incorporation of the shutdown and search icons on the Start screen, a top bar in the apps that allows us to close or minimize said app.
We will also have management and customization of each tile on the Home screen, direct access to the control panel in the "Settings" panel from PC”, and constant use of the taskbar even within Modern UI apps, it will not disappear until we interact with the app.
The minimum installation requirements have also been reduced, it will now be possible to install Windows 8.1 Update 1 on a computer with only 16 GB of disk space and 1 GB of RAM.
How to upgrade to Windows 8.1?
Microsoft provides all possible facilities to help us migrate our Windows XP computer to Windows 8.1, starting with the 'Upgrade Wizard of Windows 8.1', which we can download for free and which analyzes and advises us on the possibility of installing Windows 8.1 on our current Windows XP computer. In certain cases, if the equipment is quite old, it will be necessary to renew it.
Microsoft makes it easy for you when it comes to getting new versions of Windows or new compatible equipment thanks to its financing plans to promote SMEs and renew their offers and plans.
If we already have a new computer and the necessary material prepared to install Windows 8, or if our previous computer is compatible, install the new version of Windowsit will be really easy.
To do this, you have a step-by-step guide so you don't miss a single detail of the installation Also, as you will remember, in the Space Welcome to Windows 8 we have a great video guide to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 8.1 that will be very helpful.
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