{"id":2327,"date":"2016-04-21T07:32:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T14:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2017-11-28T06:49:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T14:49:16","slug":"windows-vista-will-no-longer-be-supported-in-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/windows-vista-will-no-longer-be-supported-in-april-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Vista will no longer be supported in April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/lifecycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft&#8217;s Windows operating system lifecycle\u00a0currently shows<\/a> that extended support for Windows Vista will end on April 11, 2017. At that time Microsoft will no longer release security updates, and computers with Windows Vista will become increasingly dangerous to operate if connected to the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Windows Vista was installed on new computers from early 2007 through late 2009. Computers manufactured in that time period are already past the typical useful lifespan of a computer &#8211; which is approximately 5-7 years. The average lifespan of a hard drive is 5 years, so if you&#8217;ve still got a computer with Windows Vista mechanical failure could be imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is the operating system and aging computer hardware nearing end-of-life, web browsers Internet Explorer and Google Chrome are already no longer being updated on Windows Vista. So if you are still using a computer with Windows Vista to access the internet, it&#8217;s now time to replace your computer. See our computer buying advice and <a href=\"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/how-to-select-a-new-pc-and-get-the-best-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to shop for a new PC and get the best deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/windows-vista-will-no-longer-be-supported-in-april-2017\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/windows-vista-will-no-longer-be-supported-in-april-2017\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft&#8217;s Windows operating system lifecycle\u00a0currently shows that extended support for Windows Vista will end on April 11, 2017. At that time Microsoft will no longer release security updates, and computers with Windows Vista will become increasingly dangerous to operate if connected to the internet. Windows Vista was installed on new computers from early 2007 through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327\/revisions\/2604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}