Curtains to come down on Windows XP on Tuesday April 08,2014

Microsoft will stop technical support for its most popular operating system (OS) Windows XP globally from Tuesday, bringing down curtains on the software giant’s longest running OS.

From Tuesday April 08,2014, customers will no longer receive new security updates, hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates for their XP OS.

Windows XP, which was launched in October 2001, is three generations behind the latest operating system Windows 8 that hit markets in October 2012. The current XP version is called Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Microsoft will also stop automatic updates and Microsoft Security Essentials for XP from April 8,2014

This means that running Windows XP when the product is obsolete (after support ends) will increase the risk of technology being affected by cybercriminals attempting to do harm

Many of the world's cash machines(ATM's) are still believed to be running Windows XP