Windows XP, and why you should ditch it. Regardless of which computer publication you are reading, or which family members you’re rubbing shoulders with, the chances are you’ve come across the ...

Windows XP’s day of reckoning is finally here -- it will no longer receive security updates after Tuesday -- which means users should upgrade their computers to a more recent operating system or ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

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I've got to tell it to you straight. If you're still on an old computer running the Windows XP operating system, D-Day is at hand. And by "D" I mean "dump it." I understand if you don't want to face ...

Older systems running Windows XP and 7 are vulnerable to WannaCry and other malware. Protect yourself by modernizing with one of these inexpensive upgrades. Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop ...

Your computer will soon be more vulnerable to viruses and other malware if it runs Windows XP. That’s because Microsoft is ending support on April 8, 2014, for its 12-year-old operating system – still ...

The end is nigh for Windows XP, and Best Buy is hoping to make some sales off of that. The electronics retailer will offer users of the the aged operating system $100 credit toward new computers when ...

Over 30 percent of all Windows installations are Windows XP. In less than a month, Microsoft will end all updates for XP. Now is the time to plan for how to protect your XP systems. When the IBM PC ...

Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. Machines that would bend and break under the load of Windows 10 will run like a charm. And today’s desktop Linux distributions ...

And yet here I am writing this review, having impulsively purchased a pair of Microsoft’s limited-edition Window XP “Bliss” ...

As of yesterday, April 8, Windows XP will no longer receive security updates -- which means users should upgrade their computers to a more recent operating system or purchase a new machine. Not all ...