How-To Geek on MSN

Think Windows 11 is annoying? These 4 Windows XP "nightmares" were way worse

From PCs that got infected the second they went online to printers that never worked, see why we should be grateful for modern tech.
MyNorthwest.com

Don’t get sentimental: End of Windows XP era could put personal information at risk

It’s not exactly Y2K, but Windows XP users have a huge computer decision to make today: Stay with the system they love (and know) and face a greater risk of security attacks or upgrade their operating ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I tried ReactOS and it's unbearable to use, but what it's attempting is genuinely brilliant

ReactOS may not be great to use, but it represents some of the most impressive work done by the open-source community.
ExtremeTech

A Windows XP User Is Running Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine

A Reddit user figured out how to run Windows 11 on a Windows XP computer using a virtual machine. The experiment was conducted on a Windows XP x64 system, utilizing VirtualBox 5.2.44 with Certificate ...
TechSpot

FCKGW: How an internal Microsoft leak fueled Windows XP piracy

In context: Piracy has been a part of Windows history from the very beginning. Microsoft began taking the issue seriously with Windows XP, and Dave Plummer has now revealed that the first unauthorized ...