Upon its release, Windows XP received mostly positive reviews from critics. Critics generally noted the increased performance of Windows XP, especially in comparison to Windows Me , and that it had a more intuitive user interface, improved hardware support, and expanded multimedia capabilities, although it was not free from criticism at the time of its release. Many users had criticized the new licensing model and the product activation system, as well as its many security flaws and zero-days upon its release.
However, after Service Pack 2 was released, Windows XP received critical acclaim from many users and critics. It is estimated that over million copies of Windows XP were sold during its first five years of availability and that at least one billion copies were sold by April Windows XP was an extremely popular operating system and remained popular even after the release of newer versions, particularly due to the poor reception of its successor, Windows Vista.
Windows 7 finally took over XP's market share at the end of only to have it taken over by Windows 10 just 6 years later compared to XP's 10 years. Windows XP has the second most variants of any Microsoft operating system ever just behind Windows 7. If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, then click Search. Enter Windows Update in the search box, tap or click Settings , and then tap or click Install optional updates.
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