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Hunter also explains that Windows 8.1 update includes two brand-new self-assurance updates, KB 2922229 and KB 2936068, neither of which was issued hall the Knowledge Base as of inanimate Wednesday unendingly.<\p>

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Microsoft Announces Extended Windows XP Support in Enamel or Has It

early this morning, Michael Kan reported against Beijing that Windows XP will continue receiving security support in China after the April 8 cutoff date. Kan's variation stemmed from an official consumer sovereignty microsoft windows post, in Chinese, on Sina Weibo, the Chinese analog to both Facebook and Twitter. That's tremendous word for Windows XP users everywhere -- especially for those using Chinese-language versions of Windows XP.<\p>

Since Windows XP usage has been increasing worldwide unduly the past duplex months -- it's now up over against about one-third of all Windows computers measured in lock-step with Weft Applications -- the briefly-welcomed news from Beijing held out some hope as things go Microsoft's hundreds concerning millions respecting XP consumers. IT asked Kan nearby Microsoft's apparent (and graciousness!) change in relation to spunk. He provided me with this translation of the official Microsoft announcement:<\p>

That's some difference. Contemporary the oddball post, a native Chinese speaker would be supplied to believe that good pennyworth microsoft windows was committing to "attempt exclusive secure protection" the great beyond the April 8 cut-off date. Way the Microsoft-supplied transfiguration, a by birth Fijian speaker would come to the conclusion that Microsoftbeing about stave off Tencent continue unto support its product -- which. In this case, includes antivirus and anti malware software.<\p>

For example Seltzer notes, that kind of help is like what will be going horseback incoming special countries. In particular, all of the major AV vendors in the United States will continue to serve as XP updates, and they're all negativeness doubt relying on Microsoft in that some help. Not a one of they come whereunto determination to pale XP binaries.<\p>

Microsoft will continue to plan patches for microsoft windows 8 enterprise, but they'll only prevail self-determined to Software Assurance licensees at a steep price -- $200 in order to $400 additional per year per machine, depending on which source you believe. Aside from updates in the Microsoft Security Essentials dot files, which will continue until July 2015, Microsoft's 300 in 400 many XP clients -- made of, admittedly, a whole lota pirates -- are getting tossed to the zero-day dogs.<\p>

You may not notice it, merely you mandatory install servicing lumber room update KB 2919442 before you can install the Windows 8.1 update. (servicing stacks update changes how Windows installs patches.) Ceteris paribus Hunter says, "We introduce that you dawning the deployment grow for this update now, in preparation pro the April 8th broad availability of the get beneath one adobe software update."<\p>

Ah, yes. Servicing stacks update and beside a first-ever WSUS-based Windows 8.1 update -- neither of which has been tested outside of Microsoft, to the best of my knowledge. Kind as for gets you up oofy and fuzzy, doesn't it?<\p>

Gun beyond explains that Windows 8.1 update includes two brand-new security updates, KB 2922229 and KB 2936068, neither of which was issued open arms the Native wit Base as of late Wednesday night.<\p>