Latest Windows Vista news

Windows 7 Still Used in Almost 50% of Surveyed Businesses

A new report shows that businesses continue to use older operating systems such as Windows 7, and even Windows Vista, even though they are no longer supported and less secure compared to Windows 10.
- Mayank Parmar
- August 30, 2019
- 03:45 AM
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Steam Will No Longer Support Windows XP and Vista in 2019

In what many would consider overdue, Steam will no longer support the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems starting on January 1st 2019.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 13, 2018
- 06:50 PM
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Apple Dropping iTunes Support for Apple TV 1st Gen, Windows XP, & Vista

Apple has announced that starting on May 25th 2018, iTunes will no longer be supported on Windows XP, Vista, and on Apple TV 1st generation. According to Apple this is because of security changes that will prevent Windows XP, Vista, and Apple TV 1st from using certain features of the iTunes store.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 26, 2018
- 07:09 PM
- 0
ATMii Malware Makes Windows 7 and Windows Vista ATMs Spit Out Cash

Security researchers have discovered a new ATM malware strain named ATMii that targets only ATMs running on Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 10, 2017
- 07:20 AM
- 2
Mozilla to End All Firefox Support for XP and Vista in June 2018

Mozilla announced today plans to discontinue any support for the Firefox browser on Windows XP and Vista in June 2018.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 04, 2017
- 07:08 PM
- 3
Locky Ransomware Returns, but Targets Only Windows XP & Vista

The Locky ransomware is back, spreading via a massive wave of spam emails distributed by the Necurs botnet, but the campaign appears to be a half-baked effort because the ransomware is not able to encrypt files on modern Windows OS versions, locking files only on older Windows XP & Vista machines.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 22, 2017
- 03:48 AM
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Filesystem Bug Hangs or Crashes Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

A bug in Microsoft's NTFS file system technology allows pranksters to hang or crash computers running Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 just by tricking the user to access a malformed path for a non-existent file.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 26, 2017
- 08:10 AM
- 3
Firefox 53, Released Today, Drops Support for Windows XP and Vista

Mozilla is expected to officially release Firefox 53 later today, but the Firefox 53 installer is already available on Mozilla's FTP servers, just in case some users can't wait to get their hands on the new release.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 19, 2017
- 09:00 AM
- 0
Reminder: Microsoft Will Pull the Plug on Windows Vista in Two Weeks

We're almost two weeks away from Windows Vista's official End of Life (EoL) date, April 11, 2017, more than ten years after Microsoft officially launched Windows, back in January 2007.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 25, 2017
- 06:51 PM
- 6
Blizzard Ending Support for Windows XP and Vista

Blizzard announced over the weekend that it intends to end support for gamers on Windows XP and Vista operating systems by the end of 2017.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 22, 2017
- 04:43 AM
- 0
Gmail Drops Support for Windows XP and Vista Users on Chrome

Google says that starting with February 8, Chrome users will have to use version 54 or 55 (current) if they want to access their Gmail accounts.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 02, 2017
- 05:50 AM
- 8
Mozilla to Support Firefox for Windows XP and Vista until September 2017

Just before the Christmas holiday, Mozilla announced plans to support Firefox for Windows XP and Vista until at least September 2017.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 25, 2016
- 05:55 AM
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