{"id":25206,"date":"2017-03-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2017\/03\/24\/microsoft-ends-support-for-windows-vista-april-11\/"},"modified":"2017-03-24T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T15:00:00","slug":"microsoft-ends-support-for-windows-vista-april-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/microsoft-ends-support-for-windows-vista-april-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Ends Support For Windows Vista April 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Microsoft.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>If you\u2019re one of the relatively few people still using Windows Vista, you should know that the OS is on life support. As of April 11, Microsoft will no longer be providing any kind of support. This means no critical security updates, no tech support and no patches of any kind for any reason. You\u2019ll officially be on your own.<\/p>\n<p>This is the latest in an ongoing series of moves that serve as part of Microsoft\u2019s strategy to force its burgeoning user base into modernity.<\/p>\n<p>From the company\u2019s perspective, this is a savvy, strategic move. The more versions of the OS it continues to support long after the bulk of its user base has moved on, the fewer resources it has to devote toward research and development of new features for the current OS, Windows 10, and its eventual successor.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft isn\u2019t alone, either. Other big-name tech companies are following suit and have firm plans to completely end support and updates for older versions of Windows\u2019 older operating systems, including Vista.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike when Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, this move will affect a much smaller portion of the user base. 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