There is one small piece of the puzzle left. The company today retired Extended Support for the operating system. On April 14, 2009, Microsoft retired Mainstream Support for XP, meaning security updates were still available but free technical support, warranty claims, and design changes stopped being offered. It received three major updates: Service Pack 1 (on September 9, 2002), Service Pack 2 (on August 25, 2004), and Service Pack 3 (April 21, 2008).
Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001. April 8 happens to be the last Patch Tuesday for both products, meaning if security holes are found after today’s date, they won’t be plugged. Microsoft supports its products for many years, and depending on when service packs as well as successors are released, the company eventually announces, in advance, when it will cut off support. Microsoft releases regular patches on Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of every month. If you’re wondering why Apis the date support for both of these products ends, it’s really quite simple.
Details on the last handful of updates is here. As a result, the company will no longer release security updates for either of the two, and it recommends users who still use either to get a newer version. Microsoft’s support for two major products ends today: Windows XP and Office 2003.
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