Windows XP regains some market share, Windows 7 drops, according to NetMarketShare | On MSFT /WALfEE9SuQ Running on the unsupported operating systems is unsafe especially since they already have known vulnerabilities that may be exploited. Thus, Mozilla is urging the affected users to upgrade to newer versions of Windows supported by Microsoft.
The next security update after that is already scheduled on June 26, 2018, which will no longer include support for XP and Vista users. This means that Firefox users running on the outdated Microsoft operating systems still be safe until June 26, 2018, since ESR version 52 will still receive a scheduled updated on May 1, 2018, according to ComputerWorld. Last year, Mozilla announced that they have moved users still running on Windows XP and Vista to Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR). This means that Microsoft no longer gives security updates for the two outdated operating systems but third-party developers like Firefox can still continue to support their products running on the two platforms. Microsoft retired support for XP in April 2014 while Vista was retired in April 2017. Over 15 years after its initial launch, Mozilla Firefox has officially ended support for Windows XP and Vista.
“As one of the few browsers that continues to support Windows XP and Vista, Firefox users on these platforms can expect security updates until that date,” the company explained, adding that “users do not need to take additional action to receive those updates.” In a company blog post, Mozilla announced that it plans to drop support for its Firefox browser for users running on the two operating systems after June 2018. Mozilla recently announced that it will be dropping support for the two platforms by next year. Pretty soon, you’ll stop receiving updates for your Firefox browser if you’re running Windows XP or Vista.
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