{"id":25240,"date":"2017-04-05T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/say-goodbye-to-windows-vista-security-updates\/"},"modified":"2017-04-05T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:00:00","slug":"say-goodbye-to-windows-vista-security-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/say-goodbye-to-windows-vista-security-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Goodbye To Windows Vista Security Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6442\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/SayXGoodbye.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Just a friendly reminder: if you still have a system running Windows Vista, time is running out to upgrade. Windows has announced the official EOL (End of Life) date for the OS as April 11, 2017. As of that date, there will be no more software updates, period. That includes no more updates to fix critical security issues.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been down this road before with the company\u2019s much loved, and still surprisingly widely used Windows XP, and the same thing is about to happen here. If your company relies on an older machine that\u2019s still running Windows Vista in order to maintain some Legacy system, it is increasingly urgent that you find a solution, and time\u2019s almost out to do so.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s inevitable that the hacking community will find a new flaw in Vista\u2019s security and exploit it, and Microsoft won\u2019t come to your rescue with a patch. Fortunately, Windows Vista never reached anything close to the heights of popularity enjoyed by Windows XP, so the number of users still on the OS is relatively small. In fact, to this day, Windows XP still has a larger user base than Vista, despite having reached its End of Life quite some time ago.<\/p>\n<p>Still, that is small consolation to those users who are still tied to the old OS, usually because of some older, proprietary software that would break if the OS were upgraded. It\u2019s a tricky dilemma. On the hand, migrating away from a system like that can be painful. On the other hand, not migrating once Microsoft stops providing security patches can destroy your company.<\/p>\n<p>If your IT staff is bogged down with other initiatives and can\u2019t tend to this problem, give us a call and talk to one of our talented team members. We\u2019ll assess your needs and help you map out a plan that gets you away from whatever legacy system tying you to the old OS, and into safer territory, while minimizing downtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a friendly reminder: if you still have a system running Windows Vista, time is running out to upgrade. Windows has announced the official EOL (End of Life) date for the OS as April 11, 2017. As of that date, there will be no more software updates, period. 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