95% of ATMs are still using Windows XP

95% of these ATMs will be made if Microsoft ends all activities supporting Windows XP since July 2015 as announced recently.

After a while lulling down names like Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 , Windows XP has been mentioned more recently. Considering the Windows series so far, Windows XP is one of the most successful platforms of Microsoft. Although Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have been launched , all still can't " crush " the existence of Windows XP.

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Microsoft has not been able to give up Windows XP.

Just a few days ago, Microsoft announced it would continue to provide patches for Windows XP until July 2015 because it was a platform with too many users, as well as it had many dangerous vulnerabilities that it had. This can't be ignored.

However, the Bloomberg news site has just added a more problematic issue to Microsoft as well as many of its partners that are ATM systems using Windows XP.

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95% of ATMs are using Windows XP.

Specifically, there are currently 95% of ATMs still running old Windows, even systems that have been operating for 20 years and seemingly unable to upgrade to newer platforms such as Windows 7 and above. . In this situation, technology experts have thought of two ways of handling. For systems that can be upgraded, the technician team must re-install it at each ATM station, but with the systems that are obsolete, there is only way . to discard or sell cheaply for purposes other.