All You Win XP Stragglers
Well, there are still about 30% of ALL PCs on the planet still running XP despite constant warnings from MS to dump it by this April 8, after which there will no longer be OS patches or other update s...
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I suspect many who post on this forum are aware of Paul Thurrott's blog...I was not, until I finally checjed the source for so many recent W8 and XP stories.
This useful W8.1 Update 1 story explains that one thrust of the upcoming update(s) tof W8.1 is
" to get Windows back on track with its legacy roots after a disastrous spell in which Windows 8.0, in particular, removed legacy interfaces, triggering a violent pushback from Microsoft's corporate customers. But though it's unclear if this is the release that will include a vestigial Start Menu or whether we'll need to wait for Threshold (Windows 8.2 or 9) in early 2015 for that, I believe it will be earlier rather than later. "
This useful W8.1 Update 1 story explains that one thrust of the upcoming update(s) tof W8.1 is
" to get Windows back on track with its legacy roots after a disastrous spell in which Windows 8.0, in particular, removed legacy interfaces, triggering a violent pushback from Microsoft's corporate customers. But though it's unclear if this is the release that will include a vestigial Start Menu or whether we'll need to wait for Threshold (Windows 8.2 or 9) in early 2015 for that, I believe it will be earlier rather than later. "
