Microsoft Windows XP Is Finally Dead, Nearly 18 Years Post-Launch. As of today, the long saga of Microsoft Windows XP has finally come to an end. The venerable operating system’s last publicly supported variant — Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 — reached the end of its life cycle support on April 9, 2019.

Was Windows XP a failure?

Windows XP has been criticized by many users for its vulnerabilities due to buffer overflows and its susceptibility to malware such as viruses, trojan horses, and worms.

Who killed Windows XP?

Microsoft released Windows XP in August 2001, ended extended support for the OS in April 2014 and this week finally turned off the tap of support for the OS. Readers may at this point consider the chronology above and wonder why XP died this week given that end of support took place five years ago.