It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and broadly released for retail sale on October 25, 2001. Development of Windows XP began in the late 1990s as “Neptune”, an operating system (OS) built on the Windows NT kernel which was intended specifically for mainstream consumer use.

Is Windows XP Professional still supported?

Support for Windows XP ended. After 12 years, support for Windows XP ended April 8, 2014. Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for the Windows XP operating system.

Is Windows XP usable in 2020?

Of course Windows XP’s usage is even higher as most companies keep their XP systems off the internet but use them for many legacy software and hardware purposes. …