Common users ' misunderstanding of Microsoft's stop on XP services

Myth 1: "Windows XP is about to stop service"

If you're still using Windows XP, you don't have to worry about opening your computer tomorrow morning and not getting into the desktop. According to Microsoft's official view: Users are using an unsupported version of Windows XP, or Windows Vista,windows without any service pack will continue to start and run as usual.

Microsoft is no longer responsible for other vulnerabilities in the system, no longer providing Windows XP technical help, including helping to protect your computer from Automatic Updates. You will also stop providing Microsoft security Essentials download service for Windows XP. April 8, Microsoft 4 patches for Windows XP, is the last batch of Windows XP patch.

　　Myth 2: "Microsoft no longer provides Windows XP vulnerability updates, just install anti-virus software is safe."

Security protection software is for known problems killing virus, and Microsoft provided the patch is from the bottom of the leak, so the domestic security vendors these solutions are temporary, and can not replace the role of Microsoft Update patch. Microsoft's regular updates include malware that helps the computer protect against unwanted viruses, spyware, and other malicious software that may be stealing personal information. At the same time, the original system update will also upgrade the software, such as hardware, such as new drivers.

　　Myth 3: "No security software installed, the computer is not safe to run"

The user can install all the XP patches provided by Microsoft and back up the important data. For production systems that do not have access to the Internet but use Windows XP, you can disable or restrict the use of USB devices, deploy antivirus software in the intranet, enable only the necessary system services, and disable all services that are not required to use security policy. Users can also update the browser version to cope with the security risks caused by the network's willingness to do so. In addition, the Third-party protection software will provide a single patch support for non-genuine XP systems.

　　Myth 4: "Windows XP push security patches have a big impact on domestic users"

According to Microsoft's official data, 70% of Chinese XP users have not used the security services that Microsoft regularly pushes over the past 13 years.

Myth 5: "Microsoft has been ignoring Windows XP since April 8."

Microsoft has extended its malware signature and engine upgrades to July 14, 2015. Anti-Malware signature is only one of Microsoft's many application services, to alleviate the security problems of XP has some help, because does not provide a bug patch, the security capabilities of the XP system is very limited.

　　Myth 6: "Windows 7/vista is not as good as Windows XP"

Vista is equivalent to a Microsoft rewrite of an operating system, Win7 compared to Vista, the main changes in the interface and user experience to make changes, the kernel part of the change is not small. Many security features have been introduced to make Vista run more secure and stable, reducing the incidence of blue screen. The newly added UAC mechanism will pop up a dialog box to allow the user to select "Yes" for permission elevation confirmation when the program needs to run with higher privileges. Windows 7 comes with a very large number of hardware drivers that make sure you are free to connect to a wide variety of hardware. VISTA/7 also has the ability to support DX10, and the battery management program has been improved.

Myth 7: "Windows XP is fluent, gaming and apps do not encounter compatibility barriers, so no upgrade system is required"

The 13 service cycle, for an operating system, is really too long. In addition to possible security risks and virus threats, a growing number of hardware and software vendors are not considering Windows XP compatibility when designing software, which can cause future games and new hardware devices to no longer support Windows XP. For example, native XP does not support SATA drives. In addition, Windows 7 system design, running smoothly, compared to XP more ease of use, the interface is also more beautiful.