{"id":368,"date":"2014-01-26T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=368"},"modified":"2014-01-26T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T18:16:02","slug":"phasing-out-support-windows-xp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/miscellaneous\/phasing-out-support-windows-xp\/","title":{"rendered":"Phasing out Support for Windows XP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/windows-xp-expired.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"214\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Windows XP support ends in 2014\" title=\"Windows XP support ends in 2014\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Support for Windows XP will end on <strong>April 8, 2014<\/strong>. After this date, Microsoft has announced that it will will no longer provide updates for its 12-year old operating system &#8212; even though it still commands <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netmarketshare.com\/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&#038;qpcustomd=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a whopping 29% share of all desktops<\/a>, second only to Windows 7&#8217;s 48%. However, facing the reality of a potential security disaster, with viruses running unchecked without the usual defensive patches, Microsoft recently relaxed their stance and extended antimalware support of XP for an extra 15 months.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Core Technologies, we will start to phase out support for Windows XP this year too. We&#8217;re not planning on removing any XP-specific features and capabilities from our software, but our team will no longer be testing or certifying new software releases on XP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will this cause you any problems?<\/strong> Please let us know!<\/p>\n<!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-wrapper\"><!-- filter-class --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-container\"><style>.relpost-block-single-image, .relpost-post-image { margin-bottom: 10px; }<\/style><h3>You may also like...<\/h3><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><!-- relpost-block-container --><div class=\"relpost-block-container relpost-block-column-layout\" style=\"--relposth-columns: 3;--relposth-columns_t: 2; --relposth-columns_m: 2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/miscellaneous\/auto-update-breaks-google-drive-service\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Automatic Update Breaks Google Drive Windows Service\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gogle-drive-problem-150-150.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Automatic Update Breaks Google Drive Windows Service<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/miscellaneous\/testing-windows-10-technical-preview\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Getting ready for Windows 10\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/getting-ready-for-windows-10-150x150.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Getting ready for Windows 10<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/miscellaneous\/windows-server-2012-certification-thanks-microsoft\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Windows Server 2012 Certified\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/windows-server-2012-logo-150x150.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Windows Server 2012 Certification - Thanks Microsoft!<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><!-- close relpost-block-container --><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><\/div><!-- close filter class --><\/div><!-- close relpost-thumb-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support for Windows XP will end on April 8, 2014. 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