Release of Windows XP

Date: October 25, 2001 • Location: Rome, Italy

Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.

Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25 that year. It is a direct successor to Windows 2000 for high-end and business users and Windows Me for home users.