Anti-Malware Support For Windows XP Extended Till 2015

IT professionals scrambling to find third party Windows tech support for XP have gotten a minor extension from Microsoft. The anti malware support for Windows XP is extended until July 2015 and they will continue to provide support for the anti-malware engine and signatures for the Windows XP users.

Constant support for anti-malware security applies to the Forefront Client Security, Forefront Endpoint Protection, Windows Intune and System Center Endpoint Protection, which runs on Security Essentials for consumers and Windows XP for enterprise customers. This extended malware support would be more helpful to people handling businesses and are considering a jump to Windows 8. Customers and the third party vendors can make most of this extended support since they get some time to fix things up before switching to Windows 8.

Moreover, many third party developers need time to port and develop the software for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. If business apps are not available on Windows 8 then they might have to rely on Windows XP to run their software.

The anti-malware security support would be more helpful to those people who are in the middle of migrating from Windows XP to the higher version of Windows Operating systems. This is done because Microsoft does not want the Windows XP machines becoming prone to any hazards when they migrate after the end of support for Windows XP.

Microsoft pledges to provide this service even after the support for the same has ended. In case, these users encounter any problems then that would remain in the Windows XP user’s mind and would stay as a black mark forever.

The plans to switch operating systems should continue in spite of the extended support for Windows XP. Nevertheless, the issue is that this extended support would lull people into a forged sense of security, since it does not effectively fix any of the security breaches or will have the ability to block all the attacks.

Suppose there is a request put forward that requires a patch for the operating system or Windows tech support for the same, the extended anti-malware support by Microsoft will not be enough.

Paul Parke, the vice president of the New York based company, 1E Inc., which helps organization to migrate effectively, says that there is still plenty of systems, which still runs on Windows XP. According to the estimates made, there are about 25 percent of Windows XP computers, which still need to migration assistance.

How To Use Parental Controls In Windows 7

With Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced new parental control features, which will help you to have a control over your child's use of the computer. According to Windows tech support, you can use these features with a few simple steps. In this post, we will take you through the steps involved in this process.

Steps Involved

The first step is to open the 'Start' menu by clicking the 'Windows' logo in the desktop and in the 'Control Panel' window, choose 'User Account and Family Safety'. Under this option, you can find 'Parental Controls'. Select this option and then, click the user account of your child. Remember that if there is no separate user profile for your child, then it is advisable to create one. Once you select the user profile, you can see the title as 'Set up how 'user profile name' will use the computer. Below the option 'Parental Controls', choose 'On, enforce current settings'. Then choose the different options below the settings like 'Time limits', 'Games' and 'Allow and block specific programs'.

Time limits

Once you select this option, you will be taken to a new window that shows you a table with Sunday to Monday and 24-hour timings. Now, you can choose the day and time when you do not want your child to use the computer. All you need to do is click the blue box that has 'Blocked' written in it and click the hour boxes on specific days. The boxes turn blue and during these hours in the particular day, your child will not be able to access this user account. Once you finish choosing the time and days, select the option 'OK' to save the settings.

Games

Click the option 'Games' and this will take you to the window for game settings in the operating system. In this window, you can even block all games in the computer. The first option asks you whether the particular user account can play games or not. If you want to block all games in the computer, simply select the option 'No'. You can also set game ratings by choosing the option 'Set Game Settings'.

Allow and block specific programs

This is the third parental control settings in Windows 7. Click this option and you can decide on the Programs that your child can use and block the others.

With the above steps, you can restrict your child’s usage of Windows 7 computers. For additional help, you may contact Windows tech support or our technical support team.