Windows XP exited the "mainstream support" phase on April 14 this year

        According to foreign media reports, from April 14th, Microsoft Windows XP will withdraw from the "mainstream support" phase into the "extended support" phase. Typically, Microsoft provides a five-year "mainstream support" service for the operating system, followed by a five-year "extended support" service. However, due to the late release of Windows Vista, Microsoft will extend Windows XP support time to 13 years.
Two years ago, Microsoft decided to discontinue support for Windows XP Home and Media Center in 2009 and 2014, respectively.
According to Microsoft's policy, in the "mainstream support" phase, Microsoft provides free upgrade packages to all users - including security upgrades and non-security upgrades; in the "extended support" phase, Microsoft provides security upgrade packages to all users. , but only provide non-security upgrade packages to users who sign service contracts. Enterprise customers must sign a service contract within 90 days of the Windows XP "mainstream support" phase.
Marketing agency Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Chery said: "Although it is still common in the widely used version of Windows to withdraw from the 'mainstream support' phase, Windows XP is a special case. In my memory, users still It’s the first time to buy an operating system that exits the 'mainstream support' phase.”
Microsoft confirmed last month that about 80% of the netbooks sold in the previous quarter were running Windows, the vast majority of which were running Windows XP. Due to the high hardware requirements, Vista cannot run on most netbooks. Last year, Microsoft extended the Windows XP sales deadline for netbooks to mid-2010.
Chery pointed out that Windows XP was released earlier, and a lot of problems have been solved, and it is unlikely that major defects will be exposed. However, after withdrawing from the "mainstream support" phase, Microsoft will no longer enhance the functionality of Windows XP. Once there are security-related functional flaws, Microsoft will no longer offer free service packs.
Microsoft said that the exit from the "mainstream support" phase has little impact on users who purchase pre-installed Windows XP new systems. A spokesperson for the company said, "For pre-installed versions of Windows XP that users purchase, OEMs will provide support services that are not affected by Microsoft policies."