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Microsoft sets post-retirement patching record with Windows XP fix, 5 years after support ended
The update – aimed at stopping the spread of WannaCry-like malware – must be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
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End of an era as Defence moves off Windows XP
More than 100,000 Department of Defence users have migrated from Windows XP to Windows 10 as part of the End User Computing project.
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Opinion: Kill it! Kill Windows XP now!
Or are you OK with leaving yourself open to something that can kill your business?
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China pays for Windows XP addiction as 'WannaCry' hits
The WannaCry ransomware has wormed its way into tens of thousands of Windows PCs in China, where Windows XP remains relatively popular.
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Gmail will push users further away for XP and Vista
Google quietly announced Tuesday that Gmail will stop supporting older versions of its Chrome browser, in a move that will put another nail in the coffins of Windows XP and Windows Vista.
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Zombie OS: Windows XP still powers 181M PCs two years after support ends
Even though Microsoft retired Windows XP two years ago, an estimated 181 million PCs worldwide ran the crippled OS last month.
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Microsoft comes alive in enterprise as Windows 10 rollouts become fastest yet
Half of enterprises will have started Windows 10 deployments by January 2017.
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Microsoft kicks elderly Windows XP when it's down
Microsoft has stopped producing and distributing anti-malware signatures for its Security Essentials software installed on aged Windows XP PCs.
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Microsoft's Nadella describes his subscription dreams
Standalone products are on the way out at Microsoft. Microsoft chief executive, Satya Nadella, revealed that he hopes to strike a number of "annuity relationships" with both consumers and businesses alike, asking them to pay subscriptions rather than one-time fees.
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Google to pull Chrome plug on Windows XP at year's end
Google on Thursday announced it will shut down support for Chrome on Windows XP at the end of the year.
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Microsoft to double price of XP's post-retirement support
Microsoft will double the per-PC price of support for enterprises still stuck with Windows XP systems when the anniversary of the aged OS's retirement rolls around in April, a licensing expert said today.
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Surging Windows 8.1 overtakes Windows XP usage
Microsoft is doing a fine job of burying Windows XP, but still has a long way to go toward getting people onto the latest version of its operating system.
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Windows 8 just took a big bite out of Windows XP usage
For years, Windows XP has trailed Windows 7 alone in worldwide usage, while the contentious Windows 8 and 8.1 struggled to hit double digit percentages. But now, two full years after the release of Windows 8, the tide appears to to finally be turning, with "the Windows 8's" cracking 15 percent global market share in October, while usage of the now-dead Windows XP plummeted.
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Operation Clandestine Fox targets Australian mining, finance and telco firms
Australian mining, telecommunications and financial services companies have been targeteted by hackers through a campaign called " Operation Clandestine Fox".
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