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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.
ExtremeTech

Windows XP finally put to sleep by Microsoft - but it will still haunt us for years to come

Fair citizens of the interwebs, I bring sad tidings: Windows XP is officially dead. As of this morning, April 8, Microsoft has officially end-of-lifed (EOL) Windows XP. If you're still running Windows ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Your Windows 11 File Explorer stutters because of an XP-era feature you can turn off in seconds

A 25-year-old feature you no longer need ...
Neowin

Windows XP era unofficial anti-spyware comes to Windows 11 as a fork

A Windows XP-era third-party application called xp-AntiSpy has made a comeback as a fork on Windows 11. The app, as the name suggests, was built with the goal of being an anti-spyware for Windows XP.
CNET

Windows XP clings to No. 2 spot as Windows 10 gets closer

With Microsoft on the cusp of its next OS leap forward, the 13-year-old XP still is more popular than Windows 8 and 8.1 ...
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 ...