Windows XP

Windows XP follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.

This applies to the following editions: Home, Professional, Professional for Embedded Systems, Professional x64, Starter

Important

Support for this product has ended. See migration guidance below.

Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.

Support Dates

Listing	Start Date	Mainstream End Date	Extended End Date
Windows XP	2001-12-31T00:00:00.000-08:00	2009-04-14T22:59:59.999-08:00	2014-04-08T22:59:59.999-08:00

Releases

Version	Start Date	End Date
Service Pack 3	2008-04-21T00:00:00.000-08:00	2014-04-08T22:59:59.999-08:00
Service Pack 2	2004-09-17T00:00:00.000-08:00	2010-07-13T22:59:59.999-08:00
Service Pack 1a	2003-02-03T00:00:00.000-08:00	2006-10-10T22:59:59.999-08:00
Service Pack 1	2002-08-30T00:00:00.000-08:00	2006-10-10T22:59:59.999-08:00
Original Release	2001-12-31T00:00:00.000-08:00	2005-08-30T22:59:59.999-08:00

Links

• Migration guidance
• Service pack policy

Note

The start date for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition was April 24, 2005.

Editions

• Home
• Professional
• Professional for Embedded Systems
• Professional x64
• Starter