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Events on Thursday 25 October 2001 1
2001Microsoft releases Windows XPConsumer and business Windows lines mergeMicrosoft launched Windows XP on 25 October 2001, uniting its home and professional operating systems on the Windows NT core. Its stability and interface made it hugely popular, and it stayed widely used for more than a decade. Extended support did not end until 2014.