14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft will no longer provide updates and security patches for Windows XP as of April 8, 2014, so the company reminds users to move to a newer platform with every single occasion.
A document sent by Redmond to a number of Irish business customers puts the emphasis on the security risks of keeping Windows XP beyond the retirement date, with the company reminding that the ancient OS will become a very easy to hack piece of software.
"Windows XP is no longer enough to defend against the onslaught of modern threats that organisations face on a daily basis," the document states according to Independent.
"Businesses that still run Windows XP will become even more vulnerable to malware and attacks after April 2014. The most significant risk is that PCs, and the data they contain, could be hacked and compromised. Today, Windows XP is 21 times more likely to be infected by malware than Windows 8."
Windows XP is still powering more than 30 percent of computers worldwide, which means that not everybody is getting the message, but Microsoft hopes that only 13 percent of the users would stick to the ancient OS beyond the retirement date.