No more security updates, tech support for Windows

Today’s Patch Tuesday will be the last Windows Update for Windows XP. Microsoft is dropping support for Windows XP, meaning no technical support and no more security updates . Also, Microsoft is also discontinuing its anti-virus tool Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows XP.

Microsoft’s End of Support Page for Windows XP:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help which offers suggestions on migrating to Windows 8.1

Ars Technica looks on this milestone and the challenges for Windows XP users:
The XPocalypse is upon us: Windows XP support has ended | Ars Technica.