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Windows XP

2001 v5.1 Proprietary, commercial software Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: Windows XP.

Runs on: PCs, laptops, tablets (2005)

Key specifications

Developer	Microsoft
Extended support	April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08) The official exceptions ended in May 14, 2019.
Family	Windows
Final release	Service Pack 3 with May 2019 security update (5.1.2600.7701) / May 14, 2019; 7 years ago (2019-05-14)
Generalavailability	October 25, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-10-25)
Kernel	NT
Kernel type	Hybrid, NT
License	Proprietary, commercial software
Mainstream support	April 14, 2009 (2009-04-14)
Marketing target	Consumer and Business
Official website	Windows XP, Wayback Machine
Preceded by	Windows 2000, Windows Me
Released tomanufacturing	August 24, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-08-24)
Source model	Closed-source, Source-available, Shared Source Initiative
Succeeded by	Windows Vista
Supported platforms	IA-32, x86-64, Itanium
Type	desktop
Update method	Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, System Center Configuration Manager
Userland	Windows API, NTVDM, SFU
Windows Embedded for Point of Service	Mainstream support ended on April 12, 2011Extended support ended on April 12, 2016
Windows Embedded POSReady 2009	Mainstream support ended on April 8, 2014Extended support ended on April 9, 2019
Windows Embedded Standard 2009	Mainstream support ended on January 14, 2014Extended support ended on January 8, 2019
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (Itanium edition, including Version 2003)	Unsupported as of June 30, 2005
Windows XP Embedded	Mainstream support ended on January 11, 2011Extended support ended on January 12, 2016