> If you continue to use Windows XP now that support has ended, your computer will still work but it might become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses

It only matters if the machine is online, and they often aren't.

> they often aren't.

This was NOT my experience while working in the automotive industry.

> This was NOT my experience while working in the automotive industry.

Exactly. The only people who can climb the corporate ladder are people who care about business "impact" more than anything else.

> It only matters if the machine is online, and they often aren't.

No.

Really, you shouldn't think that. It's really bad security practice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

It is typically introduced to the target environment via an infected USB flash drive, thus crossing any air gap.

Funny when you never touched a computer in 20 years and as soon as microsoft posts "Support ended" it suddenly is a problem, when in fact, nothing changed. Computer still send signals and recieves signals just fine.

> Computer still send signals and recieves signals just fine.

Yes, this is in fact the problem which gets exploited and said exploits remain unfixed because it's EOLd.

Mostly works fine until some internal limit is reached. For example, the Y2K bug at the turn of the century. Good thing that was mostly dealt with ok. :)