14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft will ship the last Windows Vista security updates tomorrow, as the 2007 operating system is reaching end of life, so software vendors are also getting ready to migrate to newer Windows versions by pulling support for this old platform.
Ubisoft is one of the first to do it, as the uPlay PC client would no longer receive other updates for Windows Vista systems, according to an announcement made today.
While Windows Vista users will still be able to access their games, they won’t be able to update the client, which means that new functionality and bug fixes would not be available. At some point in the future, the client could stop working completely on Windows Vista.
“With official support for Windows Vista soon to end, we have decided to end our support of this now legacy operating system. This will allow us to take advantage of newer technologies moving forward and ensure the highest possible security for our users,” Ubisoft explains.
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The company goes on to recommend users to upgrade their computers to newer operating systems still receiving support from Microsoft, though the process could involve hardware upgrades as well given the fact that Vista is mostly running on old systems.
“Users currently using Windows Vista will still have access to their games; however, they will be unable to receive future Uplay PC client updates once support ends,” the company continues. “If you are one of the few still using Window Vista, we strongly urge you upgrade to a newer, more secure version of Windows at your earliest convenience.”
Windows Vista is running on less than 1 percent of the world’s PCs, so the transition to a newer operating system shouldn’t be such a difficult thing. Without security patches, however, all these computers will remain vulnerable to attacks, especially because the same vulnerabilities usually exist in all versions of Windows.