59 Days Until The End of Support For Windows XP: What You Need to Stay Protected

Microsoft has been given full updates & supports for Windows XP for the past 12 years now! And this is the time where Microsoft say enough is enough for the updates and supports, as on April 8, 2014 the company has decided to kill supports for Windows XP and Office 2003 and of course updates will no longer be available.

What is Windows XP end of support?

For those who doesn’t know what “end of support” means, this simply means that any technical assistance for Windows XP will not be available anymore so also automatic updates that help protect your PC will come to halt and Microsoft will also stop providing Security Essentials for download on Windows XP.


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What will happened if I continue using Windows XP after support ends

If you continue using Windows XP after April 8, 2014 when the supports is known to end, your computer will still be working and Windows XP will still be running, but you're probably risking the following:

• Your computer will become vulnerable to security risks and viruses.
• You may find it difficult to find software or hardware that works with your dead Windows Operating System.
• Greater numbers of recent apps and devices might not work on your Windows XP.

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How do you stay protected when/after support ends

If you’re a tech savvy its unlikely you are  running windows XP on your computer, but for your relatives, company, friends and family  that you served as their tech support here are better options you can do for them to stay protected after support ends.

Upgrade your PC

If you follow up what’s going on correctly, you will discovered that Microsoft really don’t want any users to use Windows XP anymore, so the better option here is to upgrade your computer. Windows 8.1 is currently the latest version of Windows Operating System but unfortunately older computers will not be able to run Windows 8.1, its  recommended to download and run the Windows Upgrade assistant to check if your PC meets the System requirement for Windows 8.1. but hey dude, before  you do that! I don’t think anyone will want you to upgrade their PC to Windows 8.1 now, if you’re in that position get Windows 7 instead!

Buy New PC

Honestly, those PC running on Windows XP are definitely older PCs such of which you can find in Cyber cafes and Computer centers and besides if your current PC can’t run Windows 8.1 or 7, this might be the time you will consider buying a new PC, Some new PC are pre-installed with either Windows 8 or 8.1 so that you wont find it difficult to upgrade and install apps.


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Unfortunately, this is a sad news for those using and enjoying Windows XP and many active users are worried about how they they can copy or transfer their files from their PC before upgrading or buying new PC. though there is no desktop client available for SkyDrive if you're thinking on using Microsoft Cloud Service on Windows XP to sync your files but you can use Skydrive.com to upload your files and if you s are not used to cloud storage you can easily get an external hard drive or USB flash drive to copy your files.

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Customize Your Computer with Free Windows Themes

Windows Themes are what makes a Computer appear differently from others, they are hodgepodge of desktop background pictures, windows colors and perhaps sounds, Windows themes can only be used on Window 7 (Home, Premium, Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional editions), Window RT and Window 8 but if you have a Computer running on Windows Vista or XP you can still use any pictures as desktop background.

To access and change your themes, (on Window 7),  right click on the desktop and choose personalize where you will be taken to My Themes, there you can customize and change the appearance of your computer, perhaps you dont know that there are some hidden regional themes which are not available at My theme when you click on personalize from desktop, let me first show how to access those hidden treasure, oh sorry themes.

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Open your search box, then copy and paste the following path location
C:Windows/Globalization/MCT

In the MCT folder, open the theme folder, there you will find more additional international themes
just double click on the thumbnail to add the theme, or you can as well add all the themes!

Any themes you added there will be available on your my themes section, from there you can use and apply them anytime you want to change your theme

Okay, that went well, now lets take a look at the themes available to download for free.

New Zealand Landscapes: Queenstown

This theme comes with 17 images of most nice places in Queenstown, New Zealand, the images featured many of  Lake Wakatipu, and end with Shotover River images, these stunning images were captured by Photographer Ian Rushton . 

London Architecture 

 The photographer Imran Mizra capture the wold's most celebrated city and produce a dynamic views of some nice places in London, like the London eye, UK Tower Bridge, UK Millennium Bride, Southwark Bridge and some other cool places, this themes consist of 17 beautiful images to fit in your window 7 desktop.

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Butterflies of Nagpur 

This is a Free Windows theme consists of 15  picturesque images of Butterflies of Nagpur in India, captured by photographer Mayur Kotlikar, these images of butterfly are beautifully framed by the flowers they're drawn to, this themes are used mostly by the butterfly lovers, are you?

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Ancient Egypt

Get close with the gleaming perfection of motorcycle exhaust components from the mind of Slovenian racer Igor Akrapovic. Used by high performance bikes around the world, and free for the gawking with this Windows theme.

Angry Birds

 Do you remember the famous and popular game...ummh the Angry Bird? they have no wings, their eggs have been stolen by pig, yeah! these made them pretty angry, you can enjoy this theme if you're a lover of this game, this theme comes with 5 different images showing the color and mood of the angry birds.

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Akrapovic 

The free Windows Themes bear the name of the Slovenian race Igor Akrapovic, featured the images of high performance bikes around the world, consist of 10 stunning images.

Best of Bing: China theme

This themes come with the 16 images of natural and unique places in China, the world's most populous country the images featured the sea of reeds, New Years's Eve in Honk Kong, Guangxi Province, The Oldest Tujia house in Zhangijiaji, Spring Festival, Chinese New year, The sky lake and lots more.


Terms of Use

These theme packs contain the intellectual property of Microsoft and other third parties. They are offered for download solely for your own personal use. Any other use, including the redistribution of the theme packs, or any other conduct in contravention of the applicable Terms of Use or End User License Agreement, is prohibited. (credit:http://windows.microsoft.com).

That's it guys, enjoy yourself while downloading these themes and dont forget to share to your friends also, thanks for reading, oh gosh! my neck is aching, I gotta take some nap, see ya....

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