Microsoft to stop support for Win XP service on April 8, 2014

Abstract: Chen Yu, director of the holding Department of China National Museum, issued a collection certificate on behalf of the Chinese National Museum to the vice president of the Greater China region of Microsoft, and Mr. Cheung, general manager of the Consumer channel Division, October 18, 2013, Microsoft and Intel in the China National Museum

, director of the holding Department of China National Museum, Chen Yu, on behalf of the China National Museum, issued a collection certificate to the vice president of the Greater China region of Microsoft, and Mr. Cheung, general manager of the Consumer channel Division

October 18, 2013, Microsoft and Intel in the Chinese National Museum held "legendary curtain call, Classic eternal" Windows XP donation Ceremony, the human history of the longest-serving computer operating system Windows XP donated to the National Museum permanent collection. Since 2001, the Windows XP operating system has been working continuously for 12 years, the longest operating system so far. April 8, 2014, Microsoft will officially stop service support for Windows XP.

"We see that the future of computer development is touch, move and apply, and Windows XP is hard to meet the needs of modern users for these three points," said Cheung, vice president of Microsoft's Greater China region and general manager of the Consumer channel Division. Windows XP Stop Service Day is coming, we sincerely remind users, from the stability and security perspective, please upgrade the operating system as soon as possible. ”

April 8, 2014, Microsoft will officially stop service support for Windows XP and no longer provide system security patches, upgrades, and other related services for the operating system. Analysts predict that if users continue to use the operating system on the computer, hackers, Trojans and other threats and attacks, resulting in information disclosure, System paralysis, loss of property potential risks will increase significantly, so users should try to stop the service day before the upgrade of the operating system. Microsoft recommends that users use the latest release of the Windows 8.1 operating system to achieve a simpler, more intuitive, more secure, and fresher new modern operating experience.

"We are delighted to be with Microsoft to witness the great development of information technology in the early 21st century, represented by Windows XP and Intel Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 processors," said Kodau, general manager of Intel China sales. But the development of technology must keep pace with the times, whether it is software, operating system, hardware, processor. People's living standards in the past 12 years has undergone tremendous changes in the demand for information technology is also improving, and our mission is to use newer technology, newer products to meet people's needs, and lead them to the future. ”

The same day, Microsoft also launched the April 8, 2014 Windows XP stop service 172 days countdown, hoping to remind the computer users still using Windows XP to upgrade the operating system as soon as possible, to avoid the stability and security problems in the future caused unnecessary trouble and loss. Meanwhile, Microsoft Office 2003 will stop service on April 8, 2014.