Microsoft Ends Support for Windows Vista

With Microsoft's support for Windows Vista ending in Farvardin 1396 (April 11, 2017), Windows Vista will become 'one of the most dangerous' operating systems in the world. Microsoft announced that as of Farvardin 22, 1396 (April 11, 2017), it will completely cease support for Windows Vista. This cessation of support means that from that date, Microsoft will not provide any security updates for Windows Vista, making it vulnerable to various attacks by hackers and cybercriminals. Additionally, Internet Explorer 9 will no longer be supported by Microsoft, and using this browser will expose online accounts and computers to various cyber threats. Therefore, users of this operating system must not use Windows Vista under any circumstances after Farvardin 22, 1396, and should upgrade to a higher version of Windows, such as 8 or 10. Vista has never been one of Microsoft's most popular operating systems, which is why many users had previously upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Microsoft is now hoping that all remaining Windows Vista users will migrate to Windows 10. To encourage more users, the company has set the migration cost from Vista to Windows 10 at just $14.95. Furthermore, with this change, users will benefit from a modern operating system. With Microsoft's support for Vista ending, other companies will also stop providing services for this operating system; for example, Firefox will not support XP and Vista users. Google Drive has also adopted a similar approach. Windows Vista has been one of Microsoft's weak and even controversial products in the company's history. This product even caused managerial disputes within the company, leading to the separation of some managers and engineers. Windows Vista, codenamed Longhorn, was supposed to be released 2 to 3 years after Windows XP, but its production took more than five years, resulting in significant lost profits for Microsoft. The current market share of Windows Vista was below two percent until two years ago (March 2015). According to the company, the current share of Windows Vista (0.78 percent) is nearly half of Windows 8's share of 1.65 percent. Interestingly, some users do not care about their Windows version, which is why the current share of Windows XP is about 8 percent, even though the Windows XP operating system was completely phased out in April 2014. Users' negligence in using outdated or illegal operating systems is currently one of the main reasons for hackers' infiltration into various systems and data theft.