A bad Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) update may have the primary reason behind hamstrung and slow Windows XP systems, new user reports indicate. Users started reporting yesterday that their Windows XP systems…
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Windows XP is dead, but Bliss lives on
After more than 12 years, Microsoft’s Windows XP operation system has retired on Tuesday, April 8. But, the most famous image of the blue sky, rolling pasture and fluffy white clouds that…
Google offering heavy discounts on Chromebooks to Windows XP users
Google, in collaboration with VMWare, is offering as much as $200 (£120) off on its Chromebooks to business users who are still using Windows XP. Organisations using VMWare’s Horizon DaaS – a…
Gartner: PC shipments declined, but end of Windows XP support eased the decline
Worldwide PC shipments have dropped to 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down 1.7 percent from Q1 last year, claims Gartner in its latest report. The PC shipments as…
Dutch government follows UK for extended Windows XP support
Dutch government has inked a multi-million Euro deal with Microsoft in order to extend Windows XP support until early 2015, a new report has claimed. According to the Dutch News report, the…
UK Government signs £5.5m deal with Microsoft for extended Windows XP support
The UK government has shelled out £5.5 million in a deal with Microsoft to extend Windows XP support for the country’s public sector organisations for the next 12 months. The £5.548 million…
Windows XP, Office 2003 set to receive final security updates in next Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is going to roll out the final security patches for the soon-to-retire Windows XP and Office 2003 in its upcoming Patch Tuesday on April 8. Microsoft will be releasing 4 security…
Ten tips to deliver an effective late-stage Windows XP migration
Have you embarked on a migration from Windows XP? If not, then you’re not alone, as 29% of organisations using Windows XP have still not migrated to a new operating system. The…
Microsoft in talks with CCS over extended Windows XP support
Just in time when Microsoft is ready to cease supporting Windows XP next Tuesday, the company is expected to announce one-year support lifeline for public bodies through a deal with the Crown…
Windows XP market share falls in March
It’s been 13 years since Windows XP was released, roughly the age of an Egyptian artefact in a technological time frame. With Microsoft’s focus shifted towards Windows 7 and Windows 8 and…
As Windows XP near its death, 1E CEO asserts the only viable approach left is Zero-Touch Windows Migration
Sumir Karayi, the CEO of 1E, the global leader in IT efficiency software, today claimed that 1E’s ‘Zero-Touch Windows Migration’ is the only remaining “sensible” option for businesses looking to migrate from…
Now EU asks Windows XP users to shift to a new OS before April 8 deadline
As the Windows XP end of support deadline is draws closer, the European Union has issued a warning to all those users still running the 13 year-old operating system to shift to…
Windows XP deadline: Microsoft issues yet another warning as end nears
Microsoft has issued yet another warning to die-hard Windows XP users asking them to prepare for the influx of targeted attacks that may exploit the not-yet-known vulnerabilities in the 13 year old…
Microsoft announces $100 off Windows XP upgrade offer
Microsoft has upped its ante to lure customers switch from their old Windows XP operating system to a new and upgraded one before the April 8 deadline and is now offering $100…
Windows XP deadline: UK banks ink deal with Microsoft for extended support
Considering Microsoft’s April 8 Windows XP deadline, some of UK’s largest banks are going for extended Windows XP support contracts to keep their systems protected against any kind of virus or hacker…