Microsoft is Ending Support for Windows XP in 2014: What You Need to Know
 

Microsoft will be ending support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014 after 12 and a half years of supporting it. Microsoft has gone out of their way to extend support on several occasions, but the 2014 deadline looks like the final one.

We’ve already explained why you should leave Windows XP behind. It’s still widely used, however – it’s the second-most popular operating system after Windows 7, with around double the market share of all Macs combined, according to various statistics.

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