wraggster
April 9th, 2012, 20:27
On April 10, the second Tuesday of April, Windows Vista will exit Mainstream Support and enter Extended Support (http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?alpha=Vista). This means that no-charge (free) support will end, no further service packs will be created, nor will future IE versions (such as IE10) be available for Vista. Also, no new non-security hotfixes will be created or be available without an Extended Hotfix Support Agreement (EHSA). This will last for 5 years before support for Vista completely ends in 2017.
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/08/2221221/windows-vista-enters-extended-support
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/08/2221221/windows-vista-enters-extended-support