How To Get Windows XP Windows Updates FOR FREE Until 2019

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Published on March 8, 2015 6:03:54 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPX-VVcJYf0

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Microsoft has discontinued providing XP users with security updates, which has required XP users to either upgrade to a newer OS, or continue browsing with an unsupported operating system. While the latest statistics show that many users are straying away from XP, there’s still a large number of users who will not leave the archaic OS behind.

If you’re an XP user, or know some XP users, there’s a trick which makes it possible to receive security updates for the aging OS for another five years -- right up until April 2019.

The workaround makes use of updates for Windows Embedded Industry (formerly known as Windows Embedded POSReady). This is based on Windows XP Service Pack 3, and the security updates which are being released for it are essentially the same ones Microsoft would have pushed out for XP, if it was still doing so.

You can’t simply install the updates -- that would be too easy -- and you’ll receive a version mismatch error if you try. But a simple registry tweak is enough to fix that.

Create a text document, and call it XP.reg. You’ll need to make sure .reg is the proper extension -- so not "XP.reg.txt". If it’s not showing up as a registry file, open any folder, go to Tools, then Folder Options, select View and uncheck 'Show hidden files and folders'. That should fix the problem.

Right-click the file, and select Edit. Paste in the following:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady]

"Installed"=dword:00000001

Save it, and then double-click the file. That will make that change to the registry. That’s all you need to do. Windows will now automatically fetch updates designed for POSReady 2009, ensuring XP remains protected for the foreseeable future.

This trick only works for 32-bit editions of XP, but there’s a workaround for 64-bit versions here.

**Note this method is not recommended or suggested by Microsoft. I would highly suggest setting up a restore point before performing any of the actions seen in the video above. While I have not personally seen any issues in my own experience or online with this modification that does not mean it can not happen.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows XP Home and Professional Editions.