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along with its streamlined networking tools. The performance improvements of XP in comparison to 2000 and Me were also praised, along with its increased number of built-in device drivers in comparison to 2000. The software compatibility tools were also praised, although it was noted that some programs, particularly older MS-DOS software, may not work correctly on XP because of its differing architecture. They panned Windows XP's new licensing model and product activation system, considering it to be a "slightly annoying roadblock", but acknowledged Microsoft's intent for the changes.

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the main version ended on April 8, 2014, over 12 years after the release of Windows XP; normally Microsoft products have a support life cycle of only 10 years. Beyond the final security updates released on April 8 for the main version, no more security patches or support information are provided for XP free-of-charge; "critical patches" will still be created, and made available only to customers subscribing to a paid "Custom Support" plan. As it is a Windows component, all versions of Internet Explorer for Windows XP also became unsupported.

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fully protect Windows XP customers. Windows XP customers also run a significant risk of functionality issues with their machines if they install these updates, as they are not tested against Windows XP. The best way for Windows XP customers to protect their systems is to upgrade to a more modern operating system, like Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

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As of September 2022, in most regions or continents, Windows XP market share on PCs, as a fraction of the total Windows share, has gone below 1% (0.5% in Africa). XP still has a double-digit market share in a few countries, such as Armenia at over 50%, at 57%, where Windows 7 was highest ranked,

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described the operating system as being "worth the hype", considering the new interface to be "spiffier" and more intuitive than previous versions, but feeling that it may "annoy" experienced users with its "hand-holding". XP's expanded multimedia support and CD burning functionality were also noted,

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is a cumulative update package that is a superset of all updates, and even service packs, that have been released before it. Three service packs have been released for Windows XP. Service Pack 3 is slightly different, in that it needs at least Service Pack 1 to have been installed, in order to update

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Fast user switching allows additional users to log into a Windows XP machine without existing users having to close their programs and log out. Although only one user at the time can use the console (i.e., monitor, keyboard, and mouse), previous users can resume their session once they regain control

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Late Monday we received a statement from a Microsoft spokesperson: We recently became aware of a hack that purportedly aims to provide security updates to Windows XP customers. The security updates that could be installed are intended for Windows Embedded and Windows Server 2003 customers and do not

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provided similar praise, although noting that a number of its online features were designed to promote Microsoft-owned services, and that aside from quicker boot times, XP's overall performance showed little difference over Windows 2000. Windows XP's default theme, Luna, was criticized by some users

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On March 8, 2014, Microsoft deployed an update for XP that, on the 8th of each month, displays a pop-up notification to remind users about the end of support; however, these notifications may be disabled by the user. Microsoft also partnered with Laplink to provide a special "express" version of its

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On April 14, 2009, the main Windows XP exited mainstream support and entered the extended support phase; Microsoft continued to provide security updates every month for Windows XP, however, free technical support, warranty claims, and design changes were no longer being offered. Extended support for

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and explicitly intended for mainstream consumer use. An updated version of Windows 2000 was also initially planned for the business market. However, in January 2000, both projects were scrapped in favor of a single OS codenamed "Whistler", which would serve as a single platform for both consumer and

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as the predominant operating system on ATMs); ATMs have an average lifecycle of between seven and ten years, but some have had lifecycles as long as 15. Plans were being made by several ATM vendors and their customers to migrate to Windows 7-based systems over the course of 2014, while vendors have

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In addition, SP3 contains updates to the operating system components of Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, and security updates for .NET Framework version 1.0, which is included in these editions. However, it does not include update rollups for the Windows Media

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ordered Microsoft to make available editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that do not contain Windows Media Player or Windows Messenger. The "K" and "KN" editions of Windows XP were released in August 2006, and are only available in English and Korean, and also contain links to third-party

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Despite extended support for the main Windows XP ending in 2014, many users – including some enterprises – were reluctant to move away from an operating system they viewed as a stable known quantity despite the many security and functionality improvements in subsequent releases of Windows. Windows

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In 2020, Microsoft announced that it would disable the Windows Update service for SHA-1 endpoints; since Windows XP did not get an update for SHA-2, Windows Update Services are no longer available on the OS as of late July 2020. However, as of March 2024, many of the old updates for Windows XP are

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Five years since Windows XP's end of support date, a large majority of PCs in Armenia still appear to be running Windows XP. Few have also had some significant share, such as Colombia. As of 2024, globally, under 0.6% of Windows PCs and 0.1% of all devices across all platforms continued to run

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and Windows XP SP2 reached their end of support on July 13, 2010, about 24 months after the launch of Windows XP Service Pack 3. The company stopped general licensing of Windows XP to OEMs and terminated retail sales of the operating system on June 30, 2008, 17 months after the release of Windows

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ski resort. The goal of Whistler was to unify both the consumer and business-oriented Windows lines under a single, Windows NT platform. Thurrott stated that Neptune had become "a black hole when all the features that were cut from Windows Me were simply re-tagged as Neptune features. And since

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initiatives with Microsoft, as users would simply pirate newer versions rather than purchasing them legally. As such, government officials formally requested that Microsoft extend the support period for XP for these reasons. While Microsoft did not comply with their requests, a number of major

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and the effects of Vista, and deployments of new versions of Windows in enterprise environments require a large amount of planning, which includes testing applications for compatibility (especially those that are dependent on Internet Explorer 6, which is not compatible with newer versions of

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applications with moderate memory requirements." (Emphasis added.) These were said to be office productivity applications, e-mail programs, and web browsers (of the time). With such a configuration, user interface enhancements and fast user switching are turned off by default. For comparable

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Microsoft would put online within the articles. The articles would have a "kbwinxppresp3fix" and/or "kbwinxpsp3fix" tag, thus allowing Allen to easily find and determine which fixes were planned for the official SP3 release to come. Microsoft publicly stated at the time that the SP3 pack was

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lawsuits in Europe and South Korea, which both alleged that Microsoft had improperly leveraged its status in the PC market to favor its own bundled software, Microsoft was ordered to release special editions of XP in these markets that excluded certain applications. In March 2004, after the

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on July 13, 2000, Microsoft announced that Whistler would be released during the second half of 2001, and also unveiled the first preview build, 2250, which featured an early implementation of Windows XP's visual styles system and interface changes to Windows Explorer and the Control Panel.

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The maximum amount of RAM that Windows XP can support varies depending on the product edition and the processor architecture. All 32-bit editions of XP support up to 4 GB, except the Windows XP Starter edition, which supports up to 512 MB of RAM. The 64-bit editions support up to

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The boot screens for all editions of Windows XP have been unified by Service Pack 2 for Windows XP with a new one that no longer displays the SKU, with the boot screen for Home Edition using a blue progress bar instead of green. The copyright years on the boot screen were also removed.

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Center application in Windows XP MCE 2005. SP3 also omits security updates for Windows Media Player 10, although the player is included in Windows XP MCE 2005. The Address Bar DeskBand on the Taskbar is no longer included because of antitrust violation concerns.

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and other PC makers. The theme of the campaign, "Yes You Can", was designed to emphasize the platform's overall capabilities. Microsoft had originally planned to use the slogan "Prepare to Fly", but it was replaced because of sensitivity issues in the wake of the

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Upon its release, Windows XP received critical acclaim, noting increased performance and stability (especially compared to Windows Me), a more intuitive user interface, improved hardware support, and expanded multimedia capabilities. Windows XP and

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To enable running software that targets or locks out specific versions of Windows, "Compatibility mode" was added. It allows pretending a selected earlier version of Windows to software, starting at Windows 95. This feature was first introduced in

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Unofficial SP3 ZIP download packages were released on a now-defunct website called The Hotfix from 2005 to 2007. The owner of the website, Ethan C. Allen, was a former Microsoft employee in Software Quality Assurance and would comb through the

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The Start menu received its first major overhaul in XP, switching to a two-column layout with the ability to list, pin, and display frequently used applications, recently opened documents, and the traditional cascading "All Programs" menu. The

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for pre-loaded licenses allows the software to be "returned" to the OEM for a refund if the user does not wish to use it. Despite the refusal of some manufacturers to honor the entitlement, it has been enforced by courts in some countries.

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released an alert in March 2014 advising users of the impending end of support, and informing them that using XP after April 8 may prevent them from meeting US government information security requirements. Microsoft continued to provide

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Several Windows XP components are upgradable to the latest versions, which include new versions introduced in later versions of Windows, and other major Microsoft applications are available. These latest versions for Windows XP include:

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indicates it happening almost a year earlier. In January 2014, Net Applications reported a market share of 29.23% of "desktop operating systems" for XP (when XP was introduced there was not a separate mobile category to track), while

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Service Pack 2, released five months before the release of Windows XP, and was backported from prerelease Windows XP builds. Unlike with Windows XP, however, it was not enabled by default and had to be manually activated through the

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Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows XP was released on September 9, 2002. It contained over 300 minor, post-RTM bug fixes, along with all security patches released since the original release of XP. SP1 also added USB 2.0 support, the

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banned the purchase of Windows 8 products for government use in May 2014 in protest of Microsoft's inability to provide "guaranteed" support. The government also had concerns that the impending end of support could affect their

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were also added, which allow users to connect to a computer running Windows XP from across a network or the Internet and access their applications, files, printers, and devices or request help. Improvements were also made to

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and torrent files whose payload originally included Server 2003 and XP source code and which was later updated with additional files, among which were previous leaks of Microsoft products, its patents, media about

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Microsoft released the first public beta build of Whistler, build 2296, on October 31, 2000. Subsequent builds gradually introduced features that users of the release version of Windows XP would recognize, such as

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Windows). Major security software vendors (including Microsoft itself) planned to continue offering support and definitions for Windows XP past the end of support to varying extents, along with the developers of

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as a further replacement. However, ATMs typically run the embedded variant of Windows XP, which was supported through January 2016. As of May 2017, around 60% of the 220,000 ATMs in India still run Windows XP.

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by an unknown user. Anonymous users managed to compile the code, as well as a Twitter user who posted videos of the process on YouTube proving that the code was genuine. The videos were later removed on

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on the same hardware. In a later section of the paper, superior performance over Windows Me was noted with 128 MB of RAM or more, and with computers that exceed the minimum hardware requirements.

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features from Windows Vista, was posted by Microsoft. A total of 1,174 fixes are included in SP3. Service Pack 3 could be installed on systems with Internet Explorer up to and including version 8;

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still ran XP at the beginning of 2014. These holdouts were influenced by several factors; prices of genuine copies of later versions of Windows in the country are high, while Ni Guangnan of the

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Despite the approaching end of support of the main version, there were still notable holdouts that had not migrated past XP; many users elected to remain on XP because of the poor reception of

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Microsoft €497 million (US$ 603 million), Microsoft was ordered to release "N" editions of XP that excluded Windows Media Player, encouraging users to pick and download their own

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for the operating system to "support the continued availability of Windows XP Professional through the scheduled system builder channel end-of-life (EOL) date of January 31, 2009."

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Support for the original release of Windows XP (without a service pack) ended on August 30, 2005. Both Windows XP Service Pack 1 and 1a were retired on October 10, 2006, and both

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52 ESR (Extended Support Release), which was released in March 2017, was the last version to support Windows XP and Windows Vista. Support for Firefox 52 ESR ended in June 2018.

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A Microsoft TechNet paper from Summer 2001 (before Windows XP's actual release), states that: "A computer with 64 MB of RAM will have sufficient resources to run Windows XP and

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Microsoft announced in July 2019 that the Microsoft Internet Games services on Windows XP and Windows Me would end on July 31, 2019 (and for Windows 7 on January 22, 2020).

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Despite the end of support of the main version, Microsoft has released three emergency security updates for the operating system to patch major security vulnerabilities:

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allowed camera vendors to integrate their own proprietary image codecs with the operating system's features, such as thumbnails and slideshows. In enterprise features,

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XP's longevity was viewed as testament to its stability and Microsoft's successful attempts to keep it up to date, but also as an indictment of its direct successor's

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controls in Internet Explorer to be manually activated before a user may interact with them. This was done so that the browser would not violate a patent owned by

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running on Windows XP. The medical industry's continued use of Windows XP is partly due to medical applications being incompatible with later versions of Windows.

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have different support policies: Windows XP Embedded SP3 and Windows Embedded for Point of Service SP3 were supported until January and April 2016, respectively.

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and with it being replaced by Windows 10, Windows XP got highest ranked for the longest time, and had over 60% share on some weekends in the summer of 2019.

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In August 2006, Microsoft released updated installation media for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 SP2 (SP2b), in order to incorporate a patch requiring

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In June 2001, Microsoft indicated that it was planning to spend at least US$ 1 billion on marketing and promoting Windows XP, in conjunction with

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workloads, 64 MB of RAM was then regarded as providing an equal or better user experience on Windows XP with similar settings than it would with

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Vista. However, an exception was announced on April 3, 2008, for OEMs producing what it defined as "ultra low-cost personal computers", particularly

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The third and final Service Pack, SP3, was released through different channels between April 21 and June 10, 2008, about a year after the release of

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While retaining some similarities to previous versions, Windows XP's interface was overhauled with a new visual appearance, with an increased use of

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users on July 10, 2008. A feature set overview which detailed new features available separately as stand-alone updates to Windows XP, as well as

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On February 3, 2003, Microsoft released Service Pack 1a (SP1a). It was the same as SP1, except the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine was excluded.

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Even though this is Microsoft's stated minimum processor speed for Windows XP, it is possible to install and run the operating system on early

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Researchers reported in August 2019 that Windows 10 users may be at risk for "critical" system compromise because of design flaws of hardware

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project that Google Chrome is based on, is maintained for Windows XP and later unsupported versions of Windows as of 2024. MyPal, a fork of

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also considered the possibility of using Linux-based platforms in the future to give them more flexibility for support lifecycles, and the

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A patch released in May 2014 to address recently discovered vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6 through 11 on all versions of Windows.

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and was only available to administrator users. Windows XP has this feature activated out of the box and also grants it to regular users.

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Whistler was officially unveiled during a media event on February 5, 2001, under the name Windows XP, where XP stands for "eXPerience".

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versions from the older Windows XP version to the most recent Windows 10 versions; a patch to correct the flaw is currently available.

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Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP Home edition and Professional edition was released on August 25, 2004. Headline features included

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web browsers; despite these measures, critics similarly argued that users should eventually migrate from XP to a supported platform.

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architecture, the Itanium edition was discontinued in January 2005. A new 64-bit edition supporting the x86-64 architecture, called

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Diagram representing the main editions of Windows XP. It is based on the category of the edition (grey) and codebase (black arrow).

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listing the individual windows. The notification area also hides "inactive" icons by default. A "common tasks" list was added, and

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is explicitly intended for consumer use and disables or removes certain advanced and enterprise-oriented features present on

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unofficial and advised users to not install it. Allen also released a Vista SP1 package in 2007, for which Allen received a

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Some of the programs and features that were part of the previous versions of Windows did not make it to Windows XP. Various

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Service Pack 3 included security enhancements over and above those of SP2, including APIs allowing developers to enable

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In incorporating all previously released updates not included in SP2, Service Pack 3 included many other key features.

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Neptune and Odyssey would be based on the same code-base anyway, it made sense to combine them into a single project".

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security patches for newer versions of Windows and use them to target equivalent vulnerabilities in XP. Windows XP is

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software. As it was sold at the same price as the edition with Windows Media Player included, certain OEMs (such as

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to improve startup and application launch times. It also became possible to revert the installation of an updated

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In the late 1990s, initial development of what would become Windows XP was focused on two individual products: "

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encryption compatibility for Wi-Fi and usability improvements to the Wi-Fi networking user interface, partial

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Windows XP Professional supports up to two physical processors; Windows XP Home Edition supports only one.

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Two specialized variants of XP were introduced in 2002 for certain types of hardware, exclusively through

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software to help users migrate files and settings from XP to a computer with a newer version of Windows.

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Mainstream support for Windows XP ended on April 14, 2009, and extended support ended on April 8, 2014.

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intended for low-cost PCs. The OS is primarily aimed at first-time computer owners, containing heavy

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business markets. As a result, Windows XP is the first consumer edition of Windows not based on the

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instructions. Windows XP is not compatible with processors older than Pentium (such as 486) or the

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integration with UPnP, NAT traversal APIs, Quality of Service features, IPv6 and Teredo tunneling,

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security, and an updated version of the Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Module that is

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6.1 included support for ClearType and 32-bit color depth over RDP, while improvements made to

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The "task grouping" feature introduced in Windows XP showing both grouped and individual items

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was released in other emerging markets throughout 2005. In 2006, Microsoft also unveiled the

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on October 22, 2009. Analysts felt that the move was primarily intended to compete against

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General improvements to international support such as more locales, languages and scripts,

968: 708: 287: 97: 7403: 8: 9637: 9617: 9553: 9405: 9400: 9380: 9247: 9103: 9098: 9093: 9083: 9054: 9047: 9042: 7520:"Microsoft issues 'highly unusual' Windows XP patch to prevent massive ransomware attack" 4432: 4164: 4075: 4052: 3773: 3144: 3118: 3002: 2959: 2805: 2739: 2600: 2555: 2460: 2433: 1591: 1587: 1357: 1284: 1186: 1098: 1066: 1003: 907: 891: 863:, and support for SDHC cards that are larger than 4 GB and smaller than 32 GB. 597: 589: 530:

on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct successor to

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A patch released in May 2017 to address a vulnerability that was being leveraged by the

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by numerous security holes that were discovered after Microsoft stopped supporting it.

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would be the last version of the web browser to support Windows XP and Windows Vista.

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Service Pack 3 with May 14, 2019 security update (5.1.2600.7701) / April 19, 2019

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can now group windows opened by a single application into one taskbar button, with a

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in Windows Vista to reduce the possibility of corruption of the WMI repository were

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Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World

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for their code, independent of system-wide compatibility enforcement settings, the

1498: 1341: 1288: 1020: 1007: 922:. New networking features were also added, including Internet Connection Firewall, 814: 798: 653: 571: 282: 7324: 6359: 9548: 9336: 9331: 9326: 9290: 9285: 8966: 8769: 8576:"Windows XP leak confirmed after user compiles the leaked code into a working OS" 7213: 6797: 6727: 6259: 6195: 3007: 2955: 2920: 2887: 2801: 2792: 2769: 2670: 2571:(all), Starter Edition, Tablet PC Edition and Tablet PC Edition 2005, as well as 2109: 1526: 1510: 1471: 1372: 1319: 1254: 911: 883: 626: 542: 340: 6060: 5942:"New NX APIs added to Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2008" 3496: 801:, with rolling green hills and a blue sky with stratocumulus and cirrus clouds. 9242: 9237: 9229: 9184: 9032: 8971: 8961: 8956: 7708:"Farewell to Microsoft Internet Games on Windows XP, Windows ME, and Windows 7" 7263: 7204:"Microsoft to start nagging Windows XP users about April 8 end-of-support date" 7079: 7023: 2875:

from multiple providers. In the same month, computer experts reported that the

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window running Windows XP Service Pack 2, showing no virus protection installed

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including task panes, thumbnails, and the option to view photos as a slideshow.

476: 195: 51: 6860:"Enthusiast developer keeps Windows XP alive with unofficial 'Service Pack 4'" 6788:"Microsoft: 'Remember, some XP-based embedded systems to get support to 2019'" 3644: 2136: 9611: 9277: 8998: 8151: 7738:"Windows Update SHA-1 based endpoints discontinued for older Windows devices" 7431:"IBM X-Force Researcher Finds Significant Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows" 7199: 6928: 6759: 5555: 5410: 3265: 3081: 2963: 2872: 2797: 2788: 1568: 1494: 1174: 1060: 964: 876: 789: 687: 593: 323: 241: 8194: 7325:"Alert (TA14-069A): Microsoft Ending Support for Windows XP and Office 2003" 7173: 6356:"What is the maximum amount of RAM the Windows operating system can handle?" 4595:"Simplify Application Deployment with Registration-Free COM - Developer.com" 2791:, sales of newer PCs with newer versions of Windows declined because of the 8976: 8189: 8059: 7932: 7834: 7803: 7799:"Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again" 7489:"Emergency patch for critical IE 0-day throws lifeline to XP laggards, too" 7168: 6296: 6232: 5082: 4921:"HP must reimburse Italian PC buyer the amount paid for Microsoft software" 3844:"The Start Menu Should Be Sacred (But It's Still a Disaster in Windows 10)" 2984: 2650: 2171: 2022: 1915: 1796: 1405: 1076:

font rendering mechanism, which is designed to improve text readability on

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Microsoft issued a statement stating that it was investigating the leaks.

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Numerous improvements to increase the system reliability such as improved

9341: 9161: 9012: 8901: 8896: 8891: 8886: 8881: 8022:"Reminder: Steam Will Drop Support for Windows XP and Vista on January 1" 6555:"Microsoft Product Lifecycle Search: Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs" 4920: 4256: 3874:"How To Use the Fast User Switching Feature in Windows XP (Revision 1.5)" 3114: 3093: 3053: 2996: 2924: 2757: 1583: 1545: 1087: 935: 768: 261: 70: 8055:"Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7" 787:. A new set of system icons was also introduced. The default wallpaper, 9126: 9022: 9017: 8939: 8929: 8924: 8919: 8911: 7164:"Not dead yet: Dutch, British governments pay to keep Windows XP alive" 6988: 4261: 3148: 3089: 3025: 2990: 2928: 2719: 2421: 2202: 2117: 1954: 1946: 1835: 1827: 1614: 1514: 1442:

editions of XP. The most significant change on SP1 was the addition of

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also introduced new features to Windows XP post-release, including the

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which can be exploited in a similar way as the WannaCry vulnerability.

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In January 2014, it was estimated that more than 95% of the 3 million

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Development of Windows XP began in the late 1990s under the codename "

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and some other components. The original leak itself was spread using

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in the world were still running Windows XP (which largely replaced

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and all recent versions) as well. In addition, experts reported a

2309:"Windows XP – End of Support, Migration Guide, Download – TechNet" 60: 8701:"The Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 source code leaks online" 8160: 6864: 5923:"No, Internet Explorer 7 Will Not(!) Be a Part of Windows XP SP3" 2967: 2932: 2753: 2655: 2589: 2427: 1992: 1983: 1727: 1706: 1537: 1345: 1300: 1136: 1013: 806: 228: 7458:"Computer Viruses Are "Rampant" on Medical Devices in Hospitals" 5778:"Release Notes for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2" 5537:

Hacking the hacker: learn from the experts who take down hackers

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support, and support for technologies used by the then-upcoming

7867: 7616: 7374:"Microsoft Warns of Permanent Zero-Day Exploits for Windows XP" 7241:"Microsoft: Use Laplink's Windows XP migration tools, not ours" 5464:"Windows XP Service Pack 2: How it affects wireless networking" 3960:"Description of the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP SP2" 1867: 1649: 1517:

support is removed (which supposedly limits the damage done by

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ended support for Windows XP and Windows Vista in April 2016.

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Windows XP in a Nutshell: [a desktop quick reference]

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also removed features from Windows XP, including support for

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for home computing) and "Professional" (as a replacement for

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ended support for Windows XP and Vista on January 1, 2019.

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was introduced with Windows XP and its server counterpart,

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initiative, which would also target emerging markets with

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features, and is optimized for mobile devices meeting its

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Similarly, specialized devices that run XP, particularly

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was not included as part of SP3. It also did not include

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Windows XP was released in two major editions on launch:

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ATM Industry Association (collectively) (June 1, 2015).

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Grimes, Roger A. (2017). "46 - Profile: Window Snyder".

5411:"Differences Between Windows XP SP1 and Windows XP SP1a" 4755:"Non-Plug and Play Network Device Support in Windows XP" 3733: 3731: 3338:"Registry hack enables continued updates for Windows XP" 901: 8222:"Ten years of Windows XP: how longevity became a curse" 5836:"Microsoft sets XP SP3 automatic download for Thursday" 1490:

support, and various improvements to security systems.

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warned that Windows 8 could allegedly expose users to

2077:"System requirements for Windows XP operating systems" 1413:; SP1 is not reported as a prerequisite for doing so. 783:

system designed to improve the appearance of fonts on

6619:"Windows XP Embedded Supported for Two or More Years" 3728: 3612:"Microsoft to christen Windows, Office with new name" 8122:"Microsoft Ships Its Biggest OS Upgrade Ever—Early!" 7863:"Opera 36 will be the last for Windows XP and Vista" 7511: 7232: 4977:

Wilcox, Joe; Junnarkar, Sandeep (November 7, 2002).

4402:"What is ASR in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003?" 4286: 3639: 3637: 3459:"Microsoft consolidates Windows development efforts" 3155:

and an assortment of PDF files on different topics.

2898:, may now include related flaws, collectively named 7542: 7286: 5628:"Why Windows XP SP2b and Windows Server 2003 SP2a?" 4848: 3697: 3675:"Microsoft changes XP slogan in wake of US attacks" 3573: 3028:, is also being actively maintained for Windows XP. 2502:-based applications to run on the operating system. 1676:System requirements for Windows XP are as follows: 7994:"Blizzard Ending Support for Windows XP and Vista" 5437:"How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack" 5194:"South Korea fines Microsoft for antitrust abuses" 4970: 4939: 4625: 4288: 3645:"Windows XP marketing tab to hit $ 1 billion" 3511: 3230: 3228: 3046:On release, Windows XP received critical acclaim. 2760:(which reached end-of-life the same day) and cost 2301: 2215:Sechrest, Stuart; Fortin, Michael (June 1, 2001). 2166: 2164: 2162: 2160: 2158: 759:-exclusive Royale theme, now featuring two columns 6589:"Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-036 – Critical" 5651:"IE Automatic Component Activation Now Available" 4142:"Frequently Asked Questions About Remote Desktop" 4106:"Windows XP Networking Features and Enhancements" 4013: 4011: 3634: 3618:. CNET Networks. February 5, 2001. Archived from 3542: 9609: 8634: 8632: 8278:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide" 7480: 6348: 5749: 5583:"Windows XP SP2 to be 'Springboard' to Longhorn" 5036: 4503:"Setting up dual monitors using Windows XP Home" 3667: 3428:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide" 3303:"Microsoft Product Lifecycle Search: Windows XP" 1660:Windows XP Service Pack 3 was later included in 1551:Windows XP Service Pack 2 was later included in 1409:a live OS. However, Service Pack 3 can still be 1371:, who offered it for a short period, along with 1177:connections and the address bar on the taskbar. 8110: 7155: 7014:"ATMs Face Deadline to Upgrade From Windows XP" 6260:"Microsoft employee blasts 'fake' service pack" 5150: 5101: 4976: 4287:Karp, David; O'Reilly, Tim; Mott, Troy (2005). 3450: 3225: 2155: 1291:editions of XP were made available. The first, 1080:(LCD) and similar monitors, especially laptops. 8545:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Armenia" 8515:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Armenia" 8485:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Armenia" 8455:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Armenia" 8425:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Armenia" 8395:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Armenia" 8213: 8079: 7603: 7255: 7107:"China bans government purchases of Windows 8" 6675: 6641: 6612: 6610: 5486: 4067: 4008: 3551:"Introducing the Whistler Preview, Build 2250" 3372:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Armenia" 3297: 3295: 3293: 3291: 3289: 3287: 3285: 3283: 3281: 3279: 2726:Furthermore, at least 49% of all computers in 2549:The official exceptions ended in May 14, 2019. 2214: 714:On August 24, 2001, Windows XP build 2600 was 27:Microsoft PC operating system released in 2001 8814: 8629: 8417: 8365:"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Africa" 7636: 7404:"Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-011 JASBUG" 7264:"XP – the operating system that will not die" 6953: 6951: 6157: 6057:"Information about Windows Imaging Component" 4700:. Microsoft. January 13, 2003. Archived from 4539:. Microsoft. January 15, 2006. Archived from 4461: 4356:Windows XP Professional Product Documentation 3495:. Penton Media. June 22, 2005. Archived from 2748:Chinese software developers, such as Lenovo, 1575:rather than the ones for the other editions. 496: 8331: 8088:"Microsoft Windows XP – Home Edition review" 7669: 6816: 6059:. Microsoft. August 13, 2002. Archived from 6003:"Upgraded Wi-Fi Security for Windows XP SP2" 5381:"Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 review" 5280:"Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)" 4295:(2nd ed.). Beijing : O'Reilly. p. 3992:(5.0 ed.). May 22, 2013. Archived from 3604: 3134:. 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Archived from 6025: 6001:Enterprise IT Planet Staff (May 13, 2005). 5339: 4465:Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows XP 4076:"Windows Product Activation: an early look" 3841: 3329: 3276: 2658:, until one year after the availability of 1578:It began being automatically pushed out to 733: 660:, as many Microsoft employees skied at the 365:Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009. 9633:Products and services discontinued in 2019 9628:Products and services discontinued in 2014 9582: 9572: 8821: 8807: 8144: 7796: 7192: 7080:"Windows 8 a 'threat' to China's security" 6982: 6948: 6228:"Sneak preview of Windows XP SP3 surfaces" 5721:"Windows XP SP3 Release Date(s) Confirmed" 5523:. New York: Public Affairs. p. 49–50. 5494:"Bluetooth Wireless Technology FAQ – 2010" 5369: 4856:"Differences with Windows XP Home Edition" 4462:Norton, Peter; Mueller, John Paul (2002). 2904:, affecting newer Windows versions (i.e., 2859:A patch released in May 2019 to address a 2617:Mainstream support ended on April 12, 2011 2607:Extended support ended on January 12, 2016 718:(RTM). During a ceremonial media event at 503: 489: 8763: 8116: 7991: 7860: 7642: 7161: 6890: 6133: 6131: 5712: 5677: 5132: 4628:Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 4623: 4352:"Windows Picture and Fax Viewer overview" 4319: 4191:"Windows XP Program Compatibility Wizard" 3006:on Windows XP and Vista in October 2017. 2641:Mainstream support ended on April 8, 2014 2631:Extended support ended on January 8, 2019 2404:However, XP supports a greater number of 2387: 1411:embedded into a Windows installation disc 1231:and Windows 2000 can only be upgraded to 978: 8387: 8306: 7893: 7238: 6884: 6196:"Windows XP SP3 preview surfaces on Web" 6073: 5978:. Microsoft. May 6, 2008. Archived from 5898:. Microsoft. May 6, 2008. 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Reed Exhibitions. 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Programmer Stuffs. March 23, 2011. 2190: 2137:"Windows XP Minimal Requirement Test" 2095: 1553:Windows Embedded for Point of Service 1273:application. Microsoft also unveiled 902:Networking and internet functionality 65:Screenshot of Windows XP running the 8741:from the original on October 2, 2020 8681:from the original on October 1, 2020 8651:from the original on October 6, 2021 8085: 7992:Humphries, Matthew (July 20, 2017). 7973:from the original on October 8, 2017 7958: 7797:Cunningham, Andrew (July 10, 2023). 7624:from the original on August 11, 2019 7410:from the original on August 11, 2015 7384:from the original on August 26, 2013 7292: 7261: 7086:from the original on October 8, 2018 6785: 6734:from the original on August 30, 2008 6569:from the original on October 5, 2014 6430:from the original on August 12, 2011 6396:from the original on January 6, 2014 6382:"Physical Memory Limits: Windows XP" 5956:from the original on August 25, 2011 5940:Howard, Michael (January 29, 2008). 5866:"Windows XP Service Pack 3 Overview" 5518: 5327:from the original on August 22, 2017 5296:from the original on August 22, 2017 5173:from the original on October 6, 2021 4979:"Microsoft launches tablet PC drive" 4948:"Microsoft reveals media XP details" 4823: 4692:"Kernel Enhancements for Windows XP" 4443:from the original on January 5, 2014 4362:from the original on 2 December 2010 4344: 4250:Proffit, Brian (September 2, 2002). 4162: 4019:"Kernel Enhancements for Windows XP" 3940:from the original on August 26, 2017 3888:from the original on August 12, 2011 2563:Home Edition, Professional Edition, 2506: 2139:. 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Microsoft Corp. 1399: 1215:, such as the ability to join a 1101:, and National Language Support. 950:, and networking over FireWire. 822: 59: 50: 8252:"Operating system market share" 8086:Lake, Matt (October 10, 2002). 7676:Seals, Tara (August 14, 2019). 6823:Seltzer, Larry (May 26, 2014). 6292:"Windows XP SP3 preview a fake" 6094: 6067: 6049: 5994: 5968: 5933: 5914: 5888: 5858: 5827: 5796: 5770: 5743: 5626:Mux, Victor (August 21, 2006). 5619: 5597: 5574: 5527: 5512: 5455: 5429: 5403: 5308: 5272: 5246: 5216: 5185: 5159:"Europe gets 'reduced' Windows" 5066: 4913: 4889:Marti, Don (November 6, 2006). 4882: 4826:"Field Guide to Windows XP SP3" 4817: 4781: 4747: 4716: 4658:"New ways to do familiar tasks" 4650: 4617: 4586: 4564:"About Side-by-Side Assemblies" 4555: 4525: 4494: 4455: 4424: 4393: 4374: 4313: 4280: 4243: 4213: 4183: 4156: 4134: 4098: 4045: 3978: 3952: 3926: 3900: 3866: 3765: 3706:"The Road to Gold (Part Three)" 3336:Seltzer, Larry (May 26, 2014). 3173:Comparison of operating systems 3121:was leaked onto the imageboard 3069: 2825:Malicious Software Removal Tool 2595:Unsupported as of June 30, 2005 2430:(June 7, 2010, Redistributable) 1444:Set Program Access and Defaults 1250:Windows XP Media Center Edition 450:Windows XP Media Center Edition 8053:Proven, Liam (March 6, 2024). 7959:Tung, Liam (October 5, 2017). 7828:Proven, Liam (July 24, 2023). 6893:"Businesses urged to ditch XP" 5834:Keizer, Gregg (July 8, 2008). 5684:Mux, Victor (August 9, 2007). 4789:"TCP/IP Raw Sockets (Windows)" 4408:. 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March 28, 2005. 4537:Microsoft Knowledgebase 4322:"Opening up Windows XP" 4167:. Microsoft Developer. 3113:On September 23, 2020, 3058:for its childish look. 2942:still available on the 2892:Remote Desktop Protocol 2865:Remote Desktop Services 2540:April 8, 2014 2440:Windows Media Player 11 1626:Remote Desktop Protocol 1476:Windows Security Center 1328:, a special variant of 1161:network interface cards 1084:Side-by-side assemblies 991:Register Server utility 849:Windows Security Center 785:liquid-crystal displays 8737:. September 28, 2020. 8707:. September 25, 2020. 8677:. September 25, 2020. 7019:Bloomberg Businessweek 5264:. September 10, 2016. 4866:. September 11, 2009. 4227:. 2000. Archived from 3404:. September 30, 2022. 2974:Blizzard Entertainment 2913:security vulnerability 2880:security vulnerability 2784: 2512:Support status summary 2388:Physical memory limits 1876:or compatible firmware 1736:or compatible firmware 1718:or compatible firmware 1657:email from Microsoft. 1479: 1267:digital video recorder 1196: 1078:liquid-crystal display 979:Backward compatibility 760: 568:SGI Visual Workstation 518:is a major release of 445:Windows XP x64 Edition 148:; 22 years ago 126:; 23 years ago 9648:Obsolete technologies 8228:. WIRED Media Group. 8120:(September 3, 2001). 7742:support.microsoft.com 7712:answers.microsoft.com 7462:MIT Technology Review 7406:. February 10, 2015. 7082:. BBC. June 5, 2014. 6763:. IDG. Archived from 6531:. December 20, 2010. 6426:. December 20, 2010. 5842:. IDG. Archived from 5519:Menn, Joseph (2019). 5292:. November 18, 2011. 4901:on September 27, 2008 4897:. IDG. Archived from 4439:. 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October 29, 2007. 2042:(1024 x 768) or over 1935:(1024 × 768) or over 1816:(1024 × 768) or over 1680:System requirements 1458:Windows Media Player 1271:Windows Media Center 1205:Professional Edition 1099:Input Method Editors 756:Media Center Edition 709:September 11 attacks 691:desktop background. 470:Windows Fundamentals 387:a series of articles 124:August 24, 2001 18:Microsoft Windows XP 9554:Microsoft PowerToys 9211:Embedded Automotive 8735:www.computing.co.uk 8315:. CBS Interactive. 8172:on October 8, 2009. 8154:(August 26, 2004). 7468:on October 19, 2016 7030:on January 16, 2014 6172:. CBS Interactive. 6112:. October 8, 2011. 5780:. October 8, 2009. 5443:on October 14, 2004 4769:on October 30, 2004 4731:. 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April 28, 2005. 1902:Master boot record 1768:Master boot record 1679: 1609:, improvements to 1531:antivirus software 1480: 1353:unfair competition 1197: 973:folder redirection 944:auto configuration 781:subpixel rendering 761: 662:Whistler-Blackcomb 592:were succeeded by 465:Windows Mobile 5.0 35: 9658:Microsoft Windows 9605: 9604: 9447:Removed features 9224: 9223: 9216:Embedded Industry 9152:MultiPoint Server 9135: 9134: 8830:Microsoft Windows 8779:978-0-7356-2112-1 8118:Mendelson, Edward 7936:. March 7, 2017. 7202:(March 3, 2014). 6687:Microsoft Support 6653:Microsoft Support 6591:. July 12, 2015. 6559:Microsoft Support 6455:Microsoft Answers 6420:Microsoft Support 6078:. CodeYarns.com. 5547:978-1-119-39626-0 5496:. July 24, 2012. 5387:. CNET Networks. 5377:Mendelson, Edward 5228:Microsoft Support 5116:. CNET Networks. 5046:(Press release). 4985:. CNET Networks. 4954:. 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