(Click to enlarge.)įinally, and perhaps most importantly, Microsoft will be ending support for XP Mode on April 8 th, the same day they end support for XP itself. Further, it’s only available on the Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions of Windows 7, rather than the more common consumer versions. First, it only works in Windows 7-if you’re still using Windows Vista or have updated to Windows 8, then Windows XP mode won’t work on your system. However, there are a few limitations with Windows XP mode.
“XP mode” was a feature included in Windows 7 which allowed you to run Windows XP programs natively in a virtual environment, or to run some XP software directly in Windows 7. If you have legacy software you need to run, or just want to run a virtual Windows XP PC, read on-we’ll show you how you can get a virtual machine set up in under 15 minutes. Any Windows XP software you have should run in the virtual machine, and because the virtual computer can’t make changes to your real computer’s hard drive, you won’t have to worry about end-of-support security issues. With virtualization, you can run a whole Windows XP desktop inside a window on your Windows 7, 8 or Vista PC.
Fortunately, there’s a way you can run any Windows XP software at all, using virtualization. And while most Windows XP software works just fine in Windows 8, some applications do indeed have compatibility issues. If the imminent end-of-support deadline for Windows XP has finally spurred you to make the update to Windows 8, you might be concerned about whether you’ll still be able to run your old programs.
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