Windows 10 might be the poster child for Microsoft but many users have still held onto older operating systems. Operating systems such as Windows XP saw extended support give it life until just three years ago (and even then some stubborn users refuse to move on). Windows Vista was the operating system that succeeded XP and it’s finally hit a wall as well.
When one thinks of Windows Vista, one remembers the (at the time) high system requirements, the lack of compatibility, long boot time and overall sluggish performance. If anything, it was proof that good operating systems come out every other generation, and not in succession, from the technology giant.
Finally, ten years after its debut and a further six years after it stopped selling its commercial versions, Microsoft has pulled the plug. That means your Windows Vista system won’t be updated with the latest bug fixes and can potentially leave it open to harm. In other words, it’s time to upgrade.
We all knew this was coming; Google announced that Gmail would no longer work from later on this year whilst gaming giant Blizzard declared back in February that no Vista users would be able to play its games.
