14 DAY TRIAL // Windows XP’s retirement is quite a hot news topic these days, pretty much because users still relying on this particular OS version are running out of time to upgrade.
The operating system will go dark on April 8, so in case you’re actually planning to switch to another OS version, you have only 33 days left to do so.
If, on the other hand, you’re willing to stick to Windows XP for a little bit more, you’re going to need nerves of steel, as Microsoft has put together a plan that would really annoy many of you.
Starting March 8, Windows XP will receive updates that will bring upgrade warnings on all machines, which means that users who are still running this OS version will basically be assaulted with popups telling them to give a try to either Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.
Links to Microsoft’s websites, in case assistance is needed, will also be provided, the software giant guarantees. At the same time, the company says that, in case you are bothered by these notifications, an option to disable them will also be offered.
What’s more, it appears that, in case you’re running Security Essentials on a Windows XP machine, the anti-virus solution will be upgraded to display end of support warnings as well.
This means that, whenever you’re booting up your Windows XP computer and Security Essentials is loaded, the anti-virus product shall launch notifications telling you that an OS upgrade is needed. Again, links to Microsoft’s websites with information on how to upgrade will also be provided.
Of course, we’ve heard from users that this kind of strategy could easily become very annoying and such a thing pretty much makes sense, especially because everybody should know by now that Windows XP support is coming to an end on April 8.
Microsoft’s main problem isn’t necessarily the fact that people don’t know about Windows XP’s retirement, but the fact they aren’t willing to upgrade, so the company clearly needs to convince them in one way or another to give a shot to newer OS versions.
Until now, Windows 7 has been considered the main destination for the majority of XP users, but there’s also a share of consumers who are claiming that waiting for Windows 9 is a much better choice than making the move to an operating system that’s in no way effective and actually creates more confusion among beginners.