Everyone loved the search dog from XP, right?
Most users buried Windows XP over 5 years ago. But die-hard fans and hostages of the ecosystem together still continued to use the operating system, going to great lengths to keep it in a vegetative state. But as time went on, Windows XP finally reached the end of the road, as the last variant still supported, POSReady 2009, is no longer officially supported.
Point of no return passed.
Screenshot .
Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, which, as its name implies, is designed primarily to run applications that grab the attention of shoppers with exclamations like β"Free checkout!" finally completely lost its official support in April 2019, which marked the absolute end of an impressive lifespan for such a massive family of operating systems.
British retailer Boots showcases the old Windows XP login screen on a self-service kiosk at their Islington store:
Photo of an outlet with Windows POSready 2009
Discovered by a Register reader, the POS gleefully displays the old XP login page, though employees have placed an upside-down basket in front of the machine to prevent shoppers from touching it.
Windows XP is no longer supported. However, some editions lingered for years after the official death date. Embedded Standard 2009 was finally deactivated in January, and extended support for the Embedded POSReady 2009 implementation ended on April 9th.
A few days earlier, on April 5, 2019, Microsoft released the latest update for "The Last of the Mohicans" with the number KB4487990, which corrected the time zones for Sao Tome and Principe and Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda.
There was dead silence after that. The corporation turned off all life support systems. The patient is dead and will never come out of the coma again.
Global support for most flavors of Windows XP sadly ended back in 2014, amid a lot of yelling and gnashing of teeth when businesses realized they weren't going to have to move somewhere from their familiar platform. XP has been available for installation since 2001, but thanks to the fact that many missed the disastrous Vista and set the no-update trend with it, a significant number of XP workstations have survived to this day.
Some large users, such as the British government, have kept the dying OS on fire by paying significant amounts of sterling pounds to Microsoft for personal updates, while others have found that "masking" their computers' operating system as "POSReady" with the help of some will allow you to receive security updates for a long time
Despite the fact that outdated (from a security point of view) computers running Windows XP remained fertile ground for the spread of viruses, in some cases machines running this OS actually thwarted the plans of attackers. At least that was the case during one of the recent WannaCry malware outbreaks in 2017, when they were seen to BSOD and βplay deadβ too often, which prevented the spread of a virus whose exploit did not work βas it shouldβ.
"Unpatched" Windows 7 computers have become a prime target for hackers, who are particularly confused who found the global "switch" of the WannaCry epidemic.
It is worth remembering that for Windows 7, Microsoft has already set an execution date in 2020, which is just around the corner.
While Microsoft is happy to offer a move to Windows 10 or Windows 10 Pro for POSReady 2009 PCs, the existing hardware is unlikely to enjoy it as the system requirements have increased and it needs to be replaced.
Well, it's time to gather around the fire with flaming licensing agreements, join hands and sing funeral songs while looking at the wallpaper with serene green fields.
And then install Linux or ReactOS
Source: habr.com