Windows XP users – please update before April 2014

Microsoft has announced its plans to postpone the withdrawal of virus warnings for Windows XP until 2015. All support for the 12-year-old operating system was scheduled to stop on 8th April 2014, however, Microsoft rethought this decision because of the number of people still using the outdated OS. XP computers will now continue to receive information to help them detect malware, however, all other updates and support will still stop in April. It is estimated that 30% of desktops are still running Windows XP, partly due to the issues associated with its successor, Windows Vista. In a statement on its blog, Microsoft warned customers that using obsolete operating systems made them vulnerable to modern malware attacks. Users are advised to update their PCs to a more up to date OS in order to keep computers safe and secure.