Microsoft today announced the official shutdown supports of Windows Vista, an operating system that has been around for the last 10 years, and can be considered a failure of the company.
In a new release in the company support forum, Microsoft announced that 11 in April of 2017 will no longer receive updates and hotfixes for security issues. The company also reported that it stops any support options for free or for a fee.
"Microsoft has been providing support for Windows Vista for the past 10 years, but the time has come to invest our resources in the latest technologies so that we can continue to deliver great new experiences."
The users of Vista will be able to continue using their system after the expiration, but developers will phase out software for the platform. Of course there will be a risk that they will fall victim to various security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft also announced that it will “stop providing downloads of Microsoft Security software Essentials” for Vista.
If you are one of those who have a Windows Vista system, Microsoft advises you to upgrade to Windows 10.
As for us, better try Linux, open source, free and much more secure.
