Windows XP is Officially Unsupported!

After twelve years of maintenance and patching, Windows XP is unsupported. This means there will be no security patches and no help topics updated. Standard stuff. The bad news is that this is a quality and popular OS. About 80% of ATMs use XP. That could be a scary thought. 

Windows XP Support is Ending

It's about time that I touch on this subject. Windows XP support is ending April 8, 2014. Why is this a big deal? A lot of people are still running this operating system (P.S. It's 12 years old). What does this mean to you? If you're still running XP, no more security updates or support articles will be available from Microsoft. Either way, it doesn't mean your PC is at anymore risk than it was before. If you choose to upgrade to Windows 8, don't. Unless you're buying a touch screen for Windows 8, it's a pain to use. If you can possibly get a hold of a Windows 7 upgrade, do that. Windows 7 is a lot like XP and it doesn't assume that you have a touch screen. You can learn more about XP support ending here.