【Water】About XP out of service

Microsoft China previously announced that support for Windows XP would end on April 8, 2014. However, considering the special market in China, its official Weibo further explained on March 2, 2014 that it would work closely with leading domestic Internet security and anti-virus vendors, including Tencent, to continue to provide unique security protection for all XP users in China before they choose to upgrade to a new generation operating system. Background In October 2001, Microsoft released the Windows operating system - Windows XP. Windows XP is the longest-serving computer operating system in human history so far. It has been difficult to meet the needs of modern users for touch, mobile and applications. On October 18, 2013, Microsoft and Intel jointly donated old Windows XP computers to the National Museum of China for collection. Solution: For users who are still using XP, after Microsoft stops providing support for XP, some comprehensive solutions are needed to protect system security: 1. When new XP vulnerabilities appear, hackers will inevitably use the vulnerabilities to spread Trojan viruses. For this, you can choose mainstream anti-virus software to protect the computer, effectively immunize against the threat of unknown vulnerabilities, prevent most vulnerability attack methods, and minimize the risk of new vulnerabilities. Baidu Guard has taken the lead in launching the "XP Escort Plan" in the industry when Microsoft is counting down to stopping Windows XP updates and services. Click to view the picture 2. Some production systems that are not connected to the Internet and must use Windows XP can disable or restrict the use of USB devices, deploy anti-virus software on the intranet, enable only necessary system services, and use security policies to prohibit startup of services that are not needed. Use software restriction policies to only allow applications that have been confirmed by the administrator to run. 3. If you need to access the Internet but cannot meet the security policy mentioned in Article 2, you should upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8 system as much as possible. When upgrading the system, you need to make a secure backup of your computer's data, and then restore the backed up data after updating the system to prevent loss. Backup can use devices such as mobile hard drives and USB flash drives. Click to view the picture 4. For users who do not know how to upgrade the system, you can find professionals or ask someone to help replace the system. Avoid messing around and causing computer problems. Or buy a computer with a new system installed. Nowadays, mainstream computers generally install the latest WIN8 system by default, so that by transferring the data from the original computer, you can directly transition to the new system. 5. Baidu, Tencent, Kaspersky, Kingsoft Antivirus and other anti-virus software have launched XP special editions, which you can download. Reason 1. Productivity. It seems that from some perspectives, Windows XP is sufficient for daily productivity applications. It has enough applications and can also perform regular operations such as surfing the Internet. However, in terms of system interface and other aspects, Windows XP is already slightly out of date and cannot support multi-window arrangement well, which affects work efficiency. Hardware manufacturers are driven by technology centered on Windows XP. Under the rules of Windows XP, they will be inherently restricted and hindered. Most of the time, hardware manufacturers launch hardware products with more technical features, but in the end they have to perform secondary debugging because they have to take into account the operating characteristics of Windows XP. This time-consuming and labor-intensive result not only means costs for the hardware manufacturers, but also is a setback for technological innovation itself. In addition, the latest Windows 8 system also has a better file scanning mechanism and automatic maintenance functions. These are more advanced functions at the bottom of the system and can effectively improve productivity. 2. New technology. Windows XP has been around for 12 years, and many new technologies have emerged during this period, especially PC peripherals. For example, USB 3.0 is a typical example. 3. Security is actually the biggest problem of Windows XP at present. In the seventh week of 2014, Microsoft released a security bulletin to warn users still using XP to pay attention to related vulnerabilities.At the same time, according to relevant security research reports, Windows XP SP3 is currently the most threatened operating system, twice as threatened as Windows 7, which also means that XP is more vulnerable to hacker attacks. In addition, since Microsoft will soon stop supporting XP, XP users will face more threats.