14 DAY TRIAL // Windows XP was one of the most popular Windows versions Microsoft ever launched, and despite no longer getting any updates since April 2014, way too many devices continue to run it even today.
According to third-party market share data, over 1 percent of the world’s PCs are still on Windows XP, even though the security risks of running such old software are much than obvious.
But if the security risks do not convince some users to upgrade, maybe the always-increasing number of apps giving up on support for the operating system is something that’ll eventually make them at least consider moving to supported Windows.
This week, it’s the turn of Notepad++ to give up on Windows XP, with the dev team explaining that version 7.9.2 is the last version to run on the operating system released by Microsoft back in 2001.
As Softpedia’s Windows team noticed, Notepad++ version 7.9.3 no longer runs on Windows XP, so if you’re still on this old operating system, you’re going to miss on all the improvements the app is supposed to get from this point.
Microsoft: Upgrade to Windows 10 ASAP
In the meantime, Microsoft keeps urging everybody to give up on Windows XP and move to a newer version of the operating system because of obvious reasons.
“After 12 years, support for Windows XP ended April 8, 2014. Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for the Windows XP operating system. It is critical to migrate now to a modern operating system. The best way to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 10 is to buy a new device,” the company says.
“Now is the time to take action and upgrade to Windows 10. Security updates patch vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malware and help keep users and their data safer. PCs running Windows XP after April 8, 2014, are not considered secure.”
The good news is that Windows XP is slowly but surely going dark, and popular apps giving up on it certainly contribute to its full demise.