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Vista left mainstream support three years ago [1]. [1] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/lifecycle http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/lifecycl
by taspeotis 11y ago
Vista left mainstream support three years ago [1].
[1] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/lifecycle http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/lifecycle
- mtgx 11y agoMainstream supports means no more features, but it's still getting patches, I imagine.
- toyg 11y agoNope. "End of support refers to the date when Microsoft no longer provides automatic fixes, updates, or online technical assistance. [...] you will no longer receive security updates"
- tempestn 11y agoThat refers to the end of extended support, which just recently happened for Windows XP. Vista is under extended support until April 2017, as mentioned on the page you quoted from.
- Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 11y agoI think Microsoft is deliberately confusing there, but that's referring to the end of extended support. Extended support means only security fixes (and fixes you pay tons of money for). Scroll down to the table on this page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/lifepolicy https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/lifepolicy