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WindowsNews July 11, 2026 5 min read

Windows XP's End of Support Left 30% of Internet-Connected PCs Exposed

Why Microsoft's April 8, 2014 cutoff for Windows XP updates became one of the most consequential OS end-of-life dates, given how many machines still ran it.

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WindowsNews July 11, 2026 3 min read

Windows XP Unifies the Consumer and Business Windows Lines

Released to retail October 25, 2001, Windows XP was the first consumer edition built on the NT kernel, ending the split between the 9x and NT lines for good.

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