As you likely know, official support for Windows XP ended in 2014. I have a question about the exact implications of this.
I know that no new patches were to be created after the April 8 end of life date. However, what I'm unclear about is whether Windows Update still functions to allow XP systems to at least get up-to-date as of the last patch published prior to the April 8 cutoff, or whether Windows Update will not service XP machines at all, even for previously-written patches.
My expectation is that Windows Update will still work to distribute existing patches, because it still allows Windows 2000 to get updates, but I would like to see a link that shows an official confirmation of this.
For what it's worth, I updated every system I have direct control over a long time ago. But as someone who frequently is called on to assist fixing PCs for others, I'd like to have a clearer idea what to expect here.
Best Answer
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/end-of-support.aspx