| Windows XP | … |
|---|---|
| Version of the Windows NT operating system | … |
| Screenshot of Windows XP running the Luna visual style, showing the start menu, taskbar, and My Computer window | … |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Working state | No longer supported |
| Source model | • Closed-source • Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative) 1 |
| Released to manufacturing | August 24, 20012 |
| General availability | October 25, 20012 |
| Final release | Service Pack 3 with May 2019 security update (5.1.2600.7701) / May 14, 20193 |
| Marketing target | Consumer and Business |
| Update method | • Windows Update • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) • System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) |
| Supported platforms | IA-32, x86-64, Itanium |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (NT) |
| Userland | • Windows API • NTVDM (IA-32 only) • SFU |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Preceded by | • Windows 2000 (1999) (professional client) • Windows Me (2000) (consumer client) |
| Succeeded by | Windows Vista (2006) |
| Official website | Windows XP (archived at Wayback Machine) |
| Tagline | Yes you can |
| Support status | … |
| Excludes Itanium and some embedded editions: Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009.4 Extended support ended on April 8, 2014.4 Exceptions existed until May 14, 2019. (see § Support lifecycle for details) | … |
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Footnotes
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“Windows Licensing Programs”. Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008. ↩
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“An Inside Look at the Months-long Process of Getting Windows XP Ready for Release to Manufacturing | Stories”. Microsoft Stories. Microsoft. August 24, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2018. ↩ ↩2
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“Description of the security update for the remote code execution vulnerability in Windows XP SP3”. Microsoft. May 14, 2019. ↩
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“Microsoft Product Lifecycle Search: Windows XP”. Microsoft Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2022. ↩ ↩2