Computerworld posted a story that the support for Windows XP will end April 8, 2014, when Microsoft serves users with their final security updates.

Windows XP has fewer than 500 days left to live, according to Microsoft and third-party countdown clocks.

Microsoft offers an XP countdown clock where it's least needed: On Windows 7.

On Saturday, the retirement countdown clocks offered by Microsoft and others flipped from 500 to 499 days, or a shade under 17 months.

  Windows XP countdown clock ticks under 500 days