What does XP stop service mean?

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What does XP stop service mean?

As Microsoft releases its last patch for XP today, it will not post any official patches for the XP system, which means that the more than 10-year-old Windows XP system will officially retire today.

In layman's parlance, XP stops service means Microsoft later will no longer provide the technical support for the XP system, later no longer introduces the XP system patch, therefore the security characteristic of the later XP system will obviously reduce.

 Can XP still work after it stops service?

Windows XP is only the Microsoft website to stop the security update of XP system, so it will not affect the use of XP system, so it can be sure that XP stopped service can still be used.

  About the history of Windows XP:

Windows XP released on October 25, 2001, April 8, 2014 officially stop the update, the popularity has been 13 years, is currently Microsoft's most successful, most long-lived operating system.

The data show that, globally, Windows XP still has a share of about 30% in the PC market. Domestic XP system users still occupy 25% of the share, many companies and internet cafes are still using the XP system, and in the short term will not quickly reduce.

The impact of XP stop service on ordinary users

XP stop service for ordinary users, security is lower, although the domestic Tencent, Jinshan, Baidu, 360 of its own computer security software will continue to escort XP system security, but these guarantees are only temporary, it can not completely replace the official patch update.

In addition, because the XP system is too long to meet the new office and entertainment needs, more and more software applications start not support XP system, so the future XP system to support the new version of the software will be less and fewer.

Overall, the XP system to stop service, the user is not good, but after Microsoft left behind the XP system, will be the major security vendors and hackers paradise.

Finally, for everyone to share, still adhere to the XP system Camp Friends of some suggestions:

1, Microsoft in April 8 for XP system, pushed a final update, please fill in time;

2, will be upgraded to the IE6 to IE8 or the use of Google or 360 new browsers, can effectively solve some of the Internet security threats.

3, Tencent, Baidu, Jinshan, 360 of computer security products, in the future for some time did not continue to provide a patch for XP system, so the computer to install at least one anti-virus software;

4. For production systems that do not have access to the Internet but are using Windows XP, you can disable or restrict the use of USB devices.

5, for the configuration of the lower the old configuration of the computer, XP system does not recommend upgrades, XP security in the short term, there is still protection, in addition WIN7, WIN8 system to configure higher requirements, upgrades and impact fluency, for a better configuration of the computer, the proposed upgrade to more mainstream WIN7 or WIN8 system.

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