Microsoft ends mainstream support for Windows XP

今年 4 月 14 日，Microsoft 終於結束了 Windows 的「Mainstream Support」，進入「Extended Support」階段。對一般用戶來說，這影響不大。安全更新還會繼續至 2014 年 4 月 8 日，然而新功能就應該不會再加入的了。

Support provided	Mainstream Support phase	Extended Support phase
Paid support (per-incident, per hour, and others)	X	X
Security update support	X	X
Non-security hotfix support	X	Requires extended hotfix agreement, purchased within 90 days of mainstream support ending.
No-charge incident support	X
Warranty claims	X
Design changes and feature requests	X
Product-specific information that is available by using the online Microsoft Knowledge Base	X	X
Product-specific information that is available by using the Support site at Microsoft Help and Support to find answers to technical questions	X	X

似乎 exFAT 檔案系統是 WinXP 最後加入的功能。

Microsoft Support Lifecycle (Windows XP)
Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ