Windows Vista will no longer be supported by Microsoft on April 11. Fact that is raising a lot of uncertainty for users, especially for the most novice Windows users who do not know what will happen on April 12 or that same day April 11.
Here we will tell you what will this "end of support" be? and what it will mean for the Windows Vista user to continue having or not this well-known and controversial version of Microsoft.
End of support for Microsoft Windows Vista means that Microsoft will no longer support this operating system. That is, it will stop releasing programs that are optimized or running on Windows Vista as well as releasing updates and patches for Windows Vista through Windows Update.
This does not mean that Windows Vista does not receive updates. As has happened with other operating systems, Windows Vista will receive security patches in case of a large security hole, but in no case Microsoft will be obliged to release updates or that these are free.
Will my Windows Vista computer work after April 11?
The fear of many novice users is whether or not their Vista computer will work after the key date. The truth is that yes. Your Windows Vista will work after April 11, but it will have security holes, problems with certain programs, etc ... that we will have to fix ourselves.
This is not a big problem if we have the equipment for a function and we do not have it connected to the Internet. Since the number of attacks that the computer receives without being connected to the Internet is negligible if not nonexistent. However, if we have the equipment connected to the Internet, your computer could be the victim of more attacks by not receiving more security updates.
I have an antivirus, will it be enough to protect my Windows Vista?
Many trust their antivirus and it is true that an antivirus or a security suite are very complete and interesting tools. But the key aspect will not be covered. Any antivirus is based on the architecture and security of the operating system itself, completing it or improving security points that are gradually being discovered.
So on an operating system that will not be updated any more, few antivirus manage to work and be one hundred percent effective since the problem is in the operating system and not in the antivirus. What's more, the most powerful antivirus on the market will stop working with this operating system so only a few will continue to work with Windows Vista.
So what solutions do I have?
Before choosing any solution, we have to look at the hardware that our team has. If you do not have at least 2 Gb of ram memory, it is not worth upgrading to another version of Windows, but changing computers. If we have more than 2 Gb of ram memory, it is best to switch to Windows 10 and thus forget about problems until 2025.
It is difficult that there is still a computer with Windows Vista and more than 2 Gb of ram, so surely, the best option is to choose to install Windows 7 That will mean forgetting about problems until 2020. And if you have less than 2 Gb of ram, perhaps the best option is to install Gnu / Linux, operating systems that work well on computers with few features but that cannot run Microsoft programs or games. of this platform.