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Microsoft has urged small businesses still running Windows XP to take immediate action to move from the platform, as the firm's support for the 13-year-old operating system ends in less than two months.

In a blog post on the Windows for your Business blog, Microsoft's director of Windows small business marketing Jay Paulus reiterated the company's warning that continuing to run XP presented numerous risks.

"After Windows XP reaches end of support on 8 April, 2014, businesses still running the old operating system face increased security risks, increased costs and lack of technical support," he said.

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