Windows XP

Windows XP Still More Widely Used Than Windows 11, Says Lansweeper

At least it is beating Vista! Despite Windows 11 adoption almost tripling during Q1, overall uptake remains slow and lags…

3 years ago

Windows 11 OS Struggles To Crack 1 Percent – Lansweeper

Bad news Redmond. New data from Lansweeper shows sluggish uptake of the Windows 11 operating system, three months after its…

3 years ago

‘Ragnar Locker’ Ransomware Hides Inside Virtual Machine

Researchers discover attack group that deploys highly targeted ransomware running inside virtualised Windows XP instance to evade detection

5 years ago

Many Consumers Still Use Unsupported Operating Systems – Kaspersky

The long goodbye. Many consumers can't bear to say goodbye to Windows XP or Windows Vista, Kaspersky finds

5 years ago

Bluekeep: NSA Warns Windows Users To Update And Upgrade

Cyber attack risk if you don't patch or upgrade to newer operating systems, warns American spy agency

6 years ago

Microsoft Issues Critical Update For Windows XP

Bad sign? Five years after support for XP ended, Microsoft issues patch for Windows XP and Windows 2003

6 years ago

Manchester Police Has More Than 1,000 PCs Still Running Windows XP

The UK's second largest police force still has a large amount of legacy Windows machines

7 years ago

MoD: HMS Queen Elizabeth Will Not Have Windows XP Systems When Operational

UPDATED: MoD squashed concerns that legacy software in the Navy's latest aircraft carrier leave it open to cyber attacks

7 years ago

Patch Tuesday Includes Fixes For Ancient Windows XP And To Tackle WannaCry

Unprecedented move as update includes patches for 'unsupported' Windows XP and Vista

8 years ago

ICO: Met Police Use Of Windows XP Risks User Data Security

A consensual audit has found 'considerable scope for improvement' in the Met Police Service's data protection arrangements

8 years ago

Researchers Suggest Windows XP Was Immune To WannaCry Virus

Blue screens of death may have been the worst-case scenario for Windows XP devices

8 years ago

WannaCry Wallops Russian Post, Highlighting The Risk Of Legacy IT

Russian Post denies it has been infected despite tip-offs by postal workers

8 years ago

Cross Channel: GDPR Complacency And Windows XP Popularity

All the news from the world of the IT channel, including GDPR complacency and the continuing prevalence of Windows XP

8 years ago

Firefox 52 Marks The End Of Support For Windows XP & Vista

Firefox 52 will be the last mainstream release for Windows XP and Vista, adds WebAssembly support

8 years ago

It’s Time To Stop Stalling About Upgrading Windows 7 Computers

ANALYSIS: Mainstream support for Windows 7, has already run out and the end of security updates is just three years…

8 years ago

NHS Hospitals Putting Data At Risk With Outdated Windows XP

NHS Trusts have been caught running thousands of outdated and unsupported Windows XP machines, despite a developing threat landscape and…

8 years ago

Met Police Still Has 27,000 PCs Running Windows XP

Met Police's insistence on running aging Windows XP is putting Londoners' personal data at risk, it is claimed

8 years ago

Windows XP Is Still Running On A Tenth Of All Desktops

Veteran software remains the third most popular version of Windows, despite support ending two years ago

9 years ago

RSA: Committing Online Fraud Is Just Too Easy

Daniel Cohen, head of FraudAction at RSA - a security division of EMC - explains how cybercriminals have upped their…

9 years ago

GCHQ: We Failed On Cybersecurity Despite £1bn Spend

The UK spy agency will spend another £1.9bn in the next five years but is being "killed" by legacy IT…

9 years ago

Windows 10 Is Finally More Popular Than Windows XP

Latest figures still show Windows 7 with a strong lead however

9 years ago

Microsoft Security Essentials Support For Windows XP Ends

Another reason to migrate from Windows XP, as Microsoft Security Essentials support officially ends

9 years ago

Gartner: Global PC Shipments Fall AGAIN

Figures include 15.7 percent drop in EMEA region, but Windows 10 release should spell good news, firm says

9 years ago

Windows 7, 8.1 Share Rises As XP Falls Ahead Of Windows 10 Launch

Windows users flock to newer versions ahead of free update later this month

9 years ago

US Navy Pays Millions For Windows XP Support

American navy keeps 100,000 computers afloat with deal for extended Windows XP support

9 years ago

UK Government Ends Extended Support For Windows XP

Government opts not to renew extended support agreement for Windows XP, as migration continues

10 years ago

Met Police Still Running 35,000 Windows XP Systems

London's police service is still heavily dependent upon Windows XP, a year after the end of official support from Microsoft

10 years ago

Windows XP Usage Finally Starts Dropping, Again

After months of usage increase, XP takes a downward turn, with Windows 7 taking 2 percent rise

10 years ago

Microsoft Pulls Plug On Windows 7 Support

Support for six-year old operating system will end at midnight tonight but security updates will continue

10 years ago