Canara Bank has migrated some 33,000 PCs from Windows XP to the latest version of Windows. Microsoft has stopped its support for Windows XP on April 8. For the bank, the main reason for the switch over was security. Unavailability of drivers for external devices like printers, scanners and biometric machines if they remained on XP also contributed to the decision. Till a month ago about 35 percent of PCs in the Indian BFSI sector were on Windows XP. The Indian Banks’ Association and the Reserve Bank of India had sent out advisories recommending immediate migration from Windows XP highlighting security threats.
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