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Windows XP is a personal computeroperating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, , and broadly released for retail sale on October 25, Development of Windows XP began in the late s as 'Neptune', an operating system OS built on the Windows NT kernel which was intended specifically for mainstream consumer use.

An updated version of Windows was also originally planned for the business market; however, in January , both projects were scrapped in favor of a single OS codenamed 'Whistler', which would serve as a single OS platform for both consumer and business markets. Upon its release, Windows XP received generally positive reviews, with critics noting increased performance and stability especially in comparison to Windows Me, the previous version of Windows aimed at home users , a more intuitive user interface, improved hardware support, and expanded multimedia capabilities.

However, some industry reviewers were concerned by the new licensing model and product activation system. Extended support for Windows XP ended on April 8, , after which the operating system ceased receiving further support or security updates with exceptional security updates being made e. As of May , 1. In the late s, initial development of what would become Windows XP was focused on two individual products; 'Odyssey', which was reportedly intended to succeed the future Windows , and 'Neptune', which was reportedly a consumer-oriented operating system using the Windows NT architecture, succeeding the MS-DOS-based Windows However, the projects proved to be too ambitious.

In January , shortly prior to the official release of Windows , technology writer Paul Thurrott reported that Microsoft had shelved both Neptune and Odyssey in favor of a new product codenamed 'Whistler', after Whistler, British Columbia, as many Microsoft employees skied at the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort. And since Neptune and Odyssey would be based on the same code-base anyway, it made sense to combine them into a single project'.

At PDC on July 13, , Microsoft announced that Whistler would be released during the second half of , and also unveiled the first preview build, The build notably introduced an early version of Windows XP's visual styles system. Microsoft released the first beta build of Whistler, build , on October 31, Subsequent builds gradually introduced features that users of the release version of Windows XP would recognise, such as Internet Explorer 6.

Microsoft had originally planned to use the slogan 'Prepare to Fly', but it was replaced due to sensitivity issues in the wake of the September 11 attacks. On August 24, , Windows XP build was released to manufacturing. During a ceremonial media event at Microsoft Redmond Campus, copies of the RTM build were given to representatives of several major PC manufacturers in briefcases, who then flew off on decorated helicopters.

While PC manufacturers would be able to release devices running XP beginning on September 24, , XP was expected to reach general, retail availability on October 25, On the same day, Microsoft also announced the final retail pricing of XP's two main editions, 'Home' and 'Professional'.

While retaining some similarities to previous versions, Windows XP's interface was overhauled with a new visual appearance, with an increased use of alpha compositing effects, drop shadows, and 'visual styles', which completely changed the appearance of the operating system. The number of effects enabled are determined by the operating system based on the computer's processing power, and can be enabled or disabled on a case-by-case basis.

XP also added ClearType, a new subpixel rendering system designed to improve the appearance of fonts on liquid-crystal displays. The Start menu received its first major overhaul in XP, switching to a two-column layout with the ability to list, pin, and display frequently used applications, recently opened documents, and the traditional cascading 'All Programs' menu. The taskbar can now group windows opened by a single application into one taskbar button, with a popup menu listing the individual windows.

The notification area also hides 'inactive' icons by default. A 'common tasks' list was added, and Windows Explorer's sidebar was updated to use a new task-based design with lists of common actions; the tasks displayed are contextually relevant to the type of content in a folder e.

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