We reported last week that Microsoft is scheduled to retire the legacy Windows XP platform on April 8. By that time, around 10 percent of millions of government computers will still run the old operating system.
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Windows XP shutdown less than a month away
The legendary operating system Windows XP is finally bound to reach its terminus in April, but millions of users, including commercial businesses and government agencies, remain tethered to it. Despite Microsoft’s early announcement on the shutdown in 2013, many still lag behind the schedule for upgrades.
