14 DAY TRIAL // Windows XP was officially retired earlier this year in April, but it continues to be a leading choice for many users and companies worldwide, even though it’s pretty clear that without patches and security fixes, risks are getting bigger every day.
Security company cyscon says in a new report that, at this point, Windows XP continues to be installed on no less than 8.4 percent of the desktop PCs worldwide, while Windows 7 leads the chart with 55.1 percent. Windows 8 is far behind with only 15.8 percent.
While these figures are a little bit different from what we’ve heard from other researchers, it’s pretty clear that Windows XP is still powering lots of desktop computers worldwide, even though Microsoft is putting the spotlight on the security risks of keeping an unsupported system on your PC with every single occasion.
Stats provided by Net Applications have revealed that Windows XP is powering 25 percent of the PCs across the world, which is even worse if they’re indeed accurate.
Windows XP reached end of support in April this year, and Microsoft says that updating to a newer version of the operating system is the only choice because no other workaround can help protect your data completely if unpatched vulnerabilities are found.