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To help you keep your device secure, you can take advantage of the latest security capabilities:.Newer PC hardware that is faster, more capable, and more compatible with the latest industry technology.Take a look at these innovative new features available with Windows 10 on a new device: Once you move to a new PC, there will be many aspects of the experience that you will find familiar, but also with important innovations and capabilities that were not available ten years ago. Windows 10 has many of the same features and capabilities from Windows 7 built into the experience. PCs originally built with Windows 7 are running 10-year-old technology. Yes Windows XP has arguably been Microsoft’s greatest success, but its troubled legacy is fast becoming the company’s Achilles Heel. Surely this should also be a paid option for users who wish to stay safe, but can’t afford new hardware or fear the leap to a free Linux alternative like Ubuntu. Following the controversial ‘Update 1’ patch Windows 8.1 is actually a very good operating system, but its reputation is irreparably damaged.įurthermore, while it is fair to stop providing a free warranty service for a 12 year old OS, Microsoft is offering military and government organisations a paid service to keep their Windows XP computers safe as part of a scheme dubbed ‘Clandestineįox’.

Microsoft also hasn’t helped its case after releasing misleading data earlier this month suggesting Windows XP is safer than Windows Vista and Windows 7.Įither way Microsoft is left in a tricky situation. This is a fair point given the age of Windows XP, but countered by the fact 1-in-4 PCs still use it. The cynical viewpoint is Microsoft would prefer users to move to a newer operating system so closing the loophole would be in its interest. The optimistic viewpoint is Windows XP’s end of life status should mean it receives no future software updates so Microsoft would have to make another U-turn to close the loophole. Secondly – and most importantly - it is impossible to say whether these hacks will keep working until support ends for Windows Embedded Industry in 2019 or if Microsoft will close this loophole. Firstly the updates are designed for Windows Embedded Industry not Windows XP and while that should not matter, it is possible there may be some compatibility issues.