Microsoft's Windows 8 platform received a ban on China's government computers. A statement from the Central Government Procurement Center in China stated all desktops, laptops and tablets purchased through the state must be installed with an operating system not connected with Windows 8.
The long-anticipated death of support for the over-a-decade old Windows XP operating system happens on April 8. For those who are still stuck on the XP ecosystem, here are a few tips for how to move on.
Windows XP is headed for the great, green rolling-pasture wallpaper in the sky starting early this April, and people are beginning to freak out about it, with Microsoft's help.
April 8 marks the deadline for the U.S. government to complete secure operating systems installations to federal computers. However as the date fast approaches, roughly 10 percent of the several million federally used computers will still be running with the outdated system.
Whether you like Windows 8.1 or not, Windows XP is officially dying soon. But the over a decade old operating system is still in use by a good number of people, so Microsoft is now asking savvy Windows users to help get some of the stragglers off the ancient operating system.
The end is near for Windows XP, but some aspects of Microsoft support for the virus-prone 12-year-old operating system will linger on for about one more year, according to an announcement from Microsoft.
