Microsoft ended extended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014, leaving it unsuitable for routine internet-connected use.

Now that MS had made Media Center available via MSDN I'm thinking about building a box to use as a DVR with DirecTV. I couldn't find the hardware requirements on the MS website (obviously because it's ...

Microsoft is no longer supporting XP, it finally happened on April 8 2014. Microsoft has supported Windows XP since 2001 and at the time support for the OS stopped it was still the second most popular ...

Windows XP is beginning that last long walk toward retirement on June 30, with its end-of-life due date staring it — and you — in the face. June 30 is Microsoft Corp.’s deadline for mainstream ...

During his speech at the big COMDEX trade show in Las Vegas Sunday night, Bill Gates confirmed that an update for Microsoft’s Tablet PC operating system is coming sometime in the middle of next year ...

Hey, remember Windows XP? You know, the nostalgia-rich operating system from 2001 that’s fondly remembered by many, which was widely used around the world until support for it officially ended in 2014 ...

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Do you want to download and install Windows XP for free? You still can! Although much has happened since Microsoft launched this great operating system, for many nostalgic people it is still the best.

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