Windows XP Mode is a full virtualised copy of Windows XP SP3, meaning Windows 7 runs the whole of XP within itself. Technically, it's a virtual machine (VM) powered by a brand-new version of the ...

Windows XP was great, and many users still love the operating system, but…it’s more than a decade old. At the rate technology evolves, that makes Windows XP a near-relic.

Almost exactly twenty years, in fact, because Windows XP turns 20 on August 24, 2021. I’ve still got this boxed version of Windows XP Home Edition SP2 taking up space in my office for some reason.