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Next, click the Data Execution Prevention tab and choose “Turn on DEP for all programs and Services except those I select”. Go to the Control Panel, double click the System icon, click the Advanced tab, click the Settings button under Performance. Increase Data Execution Prevention Protection. However, if you need Adobe Reader you can get the latest version at ģ. Adobe Reader, which opens PDF files, should be updated to the latest version. Go to the Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs and uninstall those 2 programs. If you must use IE you can mitigate the risks by uninstalling Java and Adobe Flash. Instead of IE, use a browser such as Google Chrome (preferred) or Mozilla Firefox that still receives security patches. It’s not being updated any longer and it’s also 3 versions behind Internet Explorer 11 which is currently used in Windows 8.1. Here are some items to keep in mind if you are still using XP.ġ. No one really knows why that has not happened but that doesn’t mean you can let down your guard. The idea behind this was that they would reverse engineer current Microsoft updates for Windows 7 & 8 to see if they could be applied to XP. Almost every computer guru thought the malware hackers would take advantage of this unfortunate situation to gain control of XP computers. That’s why we strongly encourage everyone to update to a supported, secure operating system.”įirefox, too, supports XP at the moment.Microsoft ended security updates for Windows XP in April of this year. “At the operating system level, computers running XP are inherently in danger of being infected by malware and viruses, making it increasingly difficult for Chrome to provide a secure browsing environment. We will continue to provide regular updates and security patches to Chrome on XP through the end of 2015. It’s April 2015 now, and we’re extending that commitment. “We previously announced that we’d keep supporting Chrome on Windows XP through ‘at least’ April 2015. “We want those people to have the option to use a browser that’s up-to-date and as safe as possible on an unsupported operating system,” said Mark Larson, director of engineering at Google Chrome.

Knowing that not everyone is in a position to upgrade to a newer operating system, Chrome’s original dedication to supporting XP until this month has been extended. So Chrome’s decision to extend its support of XP is a welcome respite for the “millions of people” still using it every day. You haven’t received security patches in over a year and your operating system is becoming weak. Microsoft itself stopped supporting XP a little over a year ago, meaning your operating system is primed for malware attacks. However, Chrome is making life a little bit easier for you, supporting updates on XP until the end of the year.

For anyone out there still working on Windows XP, your time is running out.