Microsoft ended support for Windows XP a year ago, but that hasn't stopped nearly two out of every 10 Windows users from clinging to the legacy operating system, according to data collected by Net ...

Today’s the day that security experts and IT pros have been freaking out about for months: As of April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP, which means the company won’t patch any ...

Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on Windows XP (for real this time) on the same day that the company is delivering a major update to Windows 8 designed to make the company’s software easier to ...

With less than 40 days before Microsoft pulls the plug on supporting Windows XP, the 12-year old operating system seems to actually be gaining a few more users. That's according to the data collected ...

Windows XP has taken yet another tumble in its market share, being overtaken by both Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, as users purchase new computers heading into this year's holiday season. In November, ...

For the month of May, Windows 8.1 finally caught up with Windows 8 in terms of usage. However, a quarter of users still use Windows XP, which reached its end-of-support mark in April. Windows 7 ...

Running two operating systems on one computer broadens your company's options when it comes to which software it can use. In Windows 7, Microsoft included a feature called Windows XP Mode that enabled ...

With Microsoft on the cusp of its next OS leap forward, the 13-year-old XP still is more popular than Windows 8 and 8.1 combined. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

Change: It’s inevitable in and of itself, and it’s inevitable that some people don’t like it. Ars Technica cites a report from Net Market Share contending that Microsoft’s almost-13-year-old operating ...

Microsoft's latest operating system is now a distant second behind No. 1 Windows 7, according to the latest stats. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

On April 8, Microsoft will cease all support to consumers who are still running Windows XP. On the same day, the company will also end support for Office 2003. If you're a procrastinator still ...