The OS brought with it many new features including the Aero design language, improved Windows search, new desktop gadgets, improved security (thanks to the Trustworthy Computing Initiative) and of course new DRM for digital content and User Access Control (UAC). Microsoft had already ended mainstream support for Vista several years-April 10, 2012, to be exact.
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So we say goodbye to Windows Vista, Microsoft’s misunderstood operating system.
Microsoft’s support for Windows Vista ends today.
So what next for the Vista user? This marks the end of an era for an operating system which arrived late in the market and welcomed with widespread criticisms.
There’s still some good news, however, as the Netmarket Share website, which tracks the popularity of operating systems on the internet, reports that only 0.72% of the PCs on the internet use Windows Vista.
You can upgrade your Vista PC to Windows 10 if its CPU is 1GHz or faster, and you’ve also got at least 1GB of RAM and 16GB of hard drive space.
The Microsoft website has a date for when Windows Vista will head to the great recycle bin in the sky: 11 April 2017. It is Windows Vista.
First, Microsoft will stop issuing all security updates, hotfixes and support options for Windows Vista. Rather, the OS is more akin to the now-defunct Windows RT in that it will only run Unified Windows Platform (UWP) apps from the Windows Store.
The company has had to support the OS for a very long time.
Microsoft has just ended support for Windows Vista.
Improvements were made for its users through the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 in 2009, which eventually led to the development of its successor, Windows 7. “Although some IT departments aren’t able to upgrade on time due to a lack of time or budget, it’s critical for IT professionals to make a business case for more resources, given the security risks of running operating systems with unpatched vulnerabilities”.
There’s no need to wipe your old version of Vista or wipe clean your HD because the installation will do it for you.
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Windows Vista users will now have to move to a more recent version of Windows to remain secure.
