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It's probably a safe bet that Windows Update will continue to work normally until then, though guarantees are impossible.
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Of note, Windows Update will require SHA-2 encryption support as of Jto continue receiving updates.
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It's unclear when Windows Update services for POSReady 2009 will be deactivated, if ever-minor issues such as expired certificates could impede the ability to install updates, though Windows 2000 could still connect to Windows Update as late as 2015, with some effort. If your systems are not connected to the Internet, it is possible to continue operating an out-of-support of system, though it's important to be wary about any devices-particularly USB drives-connected to the system. In 2015, TechRepublic chief reporter Nick Heath took a look at the lowest-spec systems you could install Windows 10 on. Microsoft undoubtedly would prefer Windows XP users upgrade to Windows 10, though attempting an in-place upgrade from XP to Windows 10 is likely a bad idea (and upgrading from POSReady 2009 to a consumer version of Windows is entirely unsupported).
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Notably, 11% of respondents in the survey indicated plans to migrate systems to Linux, with 1% planning migrations to Mac OS X. Microsoft did go to the extraordinary step of patching Windows XP systems against WannaCry, deploying the update created for Embedded Standard and POSReady 2009, though 98% of WannaCry victims were using Windows 7. Of organizations that intended to remain on Windows XP, 42% of respondents cited security and malware risks as their primary concern, with 29% similarly concerned with a lack of continued patches or updates from Microsoft. Of those, 40% indicated that "It works, so there's no need to change," and 39% cited business-critical software with dependencies on Windows XP, a response that was more common among respondents from organizations with over 500 employees. The report ( available freely here for TechRepublic members) found that 37% of respondents said they intended to continue using Windows XP. In January 2014, Tech Pro Research surveyed TechRepublic members about their migration plans from Windows XP.
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SEE: How to avoid installing Windows 10 crapware (free PDF) (TechRepublic)ĭespite the nominal end of support for Windows XP five years ago, the existence of POSReady 2009 allowed users to receive security updates on Windows XP Home and Professional SP3 through the use of a registry hack. Windows Embedded for Point of Service SP3 and XP Embedded SP3 reached end-of-life in 2016, while support for Windows XP Home and Professional SP3 ended five years ago, on April 8, 2014. Other enterprise-targeted variants of Windows XP have reached end-of-life recently, with Windows Embedded Standard 2009 reaching end-of-life on January 8, 2019. Counting this edition, Windows XP is the longest-lived version of Windows ever-a record that is unlikely to be beaten. Extended support for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009-the last supported version of Windows based on Windows XP-ended on April 9, 2019, marking the final end of the Windows NT 5.1 product line after 17 years, 7 months, and 16 days.