{"id":365,"date":"2017-03-18T10:15:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:16:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:16:36","slug":"microsoft-ending-support-for-windows-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-moon.com\/blog\/microsoft-ending-support-for-windows-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Ending Support For Windows Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All software products have a lifecycle. After <strong>April 11, 2017<\/strong>, <strong>Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Vista operating system<\/strong>. After this date, this product will no longer receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Security updates,<\/li>\n<li>Non-security hotfixes,<\/li>\n<li>Free or paid assisted support options, or<\/li>\n<li>Online technical content updates from Microsoft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Computers running the Windows Vista operating system will continue to work even after support ends. However, using unsupported software may increase the risks of viruses and other security threats.<\/p>\n<p>Users and administrators are encouraged to upgrade to a currently supported operating system like Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see Microsoft&#8217;s <a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/22882\/windows-vista-end-of-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vista support<\/a>\u00a0and <a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151121211102\/http:\/\/support2.microsoft.com\/gp\/lifepolicy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">product lifecycle<\/a>\u00a0articles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All software products have a lifecycle. After April 11, 2017, Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Vista operating system. After this date, this product will no longer receive: Security updates, Non-security hotfixes, Free or paid assisted support options, or Online technical content updates from Microsoft. 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