Tick, tick, tick, tick. That sound you hear is the clock winding down on the life of the Windows XP operating system. As of today, you have less than two years left until Microsoft will no longer support the OS. Two years may sound like a long time, but if you haven’t even begun to consider migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7, the pressure is on.

Your Windows XP systems will still work the same as they have for the last decade. But, as of April 8, 2014 Microsoft will no longer support the operating system, or provide patches or security updates. So, from that point forward the OS will become increasingly unstable and insecure. Essentially, you’ll be on your own.