Microsoft has announced it will discontinue support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014 . Therefore , users who still want to use the operating system is not recommended for use browserInternet Explorer ( IE ) to surf the Internet .
Recently, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ( CERT ) said that Windows XP and IE is a bad combination . CERT recommends XP users to switch from IE to a third party browser if Microsoft stopped support .
" Users who choose to keep using Windows XP after support ends to prevent future security risks by using a browser other than Internet Explorer , " suggests CERT as quoted from Digital Trends , ( 03/11/2014 ) .
Reason CERT advises users do not use IE XP is in addition to the application itself is not the most recent version also got the security holes that come later will not be " patched " again by Microsoft .
Meanwhile , the other alternative browsers such as Chrome version XP , Firefox , and Opera will still get updated , though not in the long term .
Recently, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ( CERT ) said that Windows XP and IE is a bad combination . CERT recommends XP users to switch from IE to a third party browser if Microsoft stopped support .
" Users who choose to keep using Windows XP after support ends to prevent future security risks by using a browser other than Internet Explorer , " suggests CERT as quoted from Digital Trends , ( 03/11/2014 ) .
Reason CERT advises users do not use IE XP is in addition to the application itself is not the most recent version also got the security holes that come later will not be " patched " again by Microsoft .
Meanwhile , the other alternative browsers such as Chrome version XP , Firefox , and Opera will still get updated , though not in the long term .
