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Is there a white paper, or any long winded sob story already written why we desperately need to stop using Windows XP and upgrade to... well, anything other than XP really, 7/8/10. ?

I've searched, and you would have though Microsoft would be spamming the internet with reasons to upgrade, but I've come up with nothing, was/is it really that loved?

anyway, I really do need some sound reasons to get rid (I personally want to get rid due because of the limited memory support, can't use latest .Net framework and can't use latest SQL Express, but if I had a sound security reason.. well people would panic into upgrading right?)

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  • Why do you need justification. Who are you trying to convince?
    – user1751825
    Commented Apr 28, 2016 at 11:48
  • Microsoft probably isn't pushing this very hard, as there's not many people still running such an old OS.
    – user1751825
    Commented Apr 28, 2016 at 11:50
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    There is some serious cost in upgrading over 1000 computers... and unfortunately, 'something bad might happen in the future that we don't really know how bad it will be but it might just happen and then we're stuffed' just isn't cutting it... I've tried, they don't listen... :(
    – adudley
    Commented Apr 28, 2016 at 11:51
  • Be aware not all computers can run Windows 10. I have one running Windows 7 that can't be upgraded to 10 because the CPU isn't compatible.
    – user1751825
    Commented Apr 28, 2016 at 11:52
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    That's quite shocking that a company with 1000 PC's would still be running a hopelessly outdated, unsupported OS.
    – user1751825
    Commented Apr 28, 2016 at 11:55

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I would point out things like UAC, VBS, Device guard and similiar advances in protecting system, other would be bugs that aren´t fixed anymore and are already abused by malware actors. Bitlocker availability, programs not supporting XP.

Those are few reasons i would point out. Staying on XP is almost like a ticking bomb waiting for ransomware to spread on network and cost you a lot more money.

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