Microsoft: Windows XP security updates provided until 2014

After the launch of Microsoft's new operating system, Vista, the previous generation operating system Windows XP will cease sales on June 30th this year. Many consumers are worried that Microsoft may also stop providing technical support services for Windows XP in the future. In response to this, Microsoft pointed out that free security updates for Windows XP will continue until 2014, and consumers do not need to worry about their operating system becoming obsolete.

After the release of the new operating system Vista, the sale of the previous generation operating system Windows XP will stop on June 30th this year. Many consumers are concerned that Microsoft will no longer provide technical support services for Windows XP in the future. In response, Microsoft stated that free security updates for Windows XP will continue until 2014, and consumers do not need to worry about their operating system being orphaned. (Reported by Zhang Dehou) Starting from June 30th this year, Microsoft will terminate the retail sales of Windows XP and stop shipments to OEM manufacturers. After the announcement of this news, many consumers are worried that the Windows XP operating system they are currently using will become obsolete. Microsoft clarified that although XP will no longer be sold, technical support services will continue, including: incident support (free incident support, paid incident support, hourly paid support, warranty statement support), free security update support, free non-security product code patches, etc., which will be provided until April 14, 2009. Afterwards, until April 8, 2014, Microsoft will still provide event support and free security updates for XP, but companies requiring non-security product code patches will have to pay.

Microsoft's Deputy Manager of Product Marketing, Lai Jianyu: 'For example, within an enterprise, if there is a non-security product code patch for a specific feature of Windows XP, the company must pay for it, but we will still provide security updates.'

This means that the security update support most relevant to general users will be provided by Microsoft for Windows XP until 2014, so consumers do not need to worry.

In addition, regarding reports on the next-generation Microsoft operating system Windows 7 after Vista, Microsoft stated that the beta testing and release dates for Windows 7 have not yet been determined. Any reported release schedule belongs to rumors circulating in the industry.