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One of Microsoft's most hated operating systems (Windows ME is difficult to beat on that front) is destined to die in less than a month.
Windows Vista, launched to a less-than-stellar reception on January 30, 2007, saw most of its support stopped back in 2012. On April 11 this year the hammer finally falls. Microsoft warned Vista users that their systems could be compromised by an attacker in the future, especially as Security Essentials support has also now ended for the operating system.
"Windows Vista customers will no longer receive new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content updates from Microsoft," Redmond said.
"Microsoft has provided support for Windows Vista for the past 10 years, but the time has come for us, along with our hardware and software partners, to invest our resources towards more recent technologies so that we can continue to deliver great new experiences."
My heart does ache for our brethren, the poor, huddled Windows masses.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 20 2017, @02:09AM
Well, there was the GWX thing chewing up bandwidth and doing an install behind your back.
There's the privacy thing as well.
...but once it's installed has anyone had large -breakage- problems with Redmond's latest?
-That- was the thing about LoseME.
Numerous times at the other site, Hairyfeet described this. [google.com]
MICROS~1 tried to make ME work with both NT-compatible device drivers AND 9x-compatible ones.
Stick with all one type or the other and you were fine.
Mix them and BOOM.
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