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• Windows XP proves Russia is losing the cyber war against Ukraine, too

  Russia is not faring well in the less-obvious cyber war. One reason: Russia's ally Belarus was still using Windows XP to keep the trains running on time.

• No, Windows XP is not more popular than Windows 11

  There's no denying that Windows 11 adoption isn't where Microsoft would like it to be but alarmingly low adoption rates don't hold up to scrutiny.

• The story of the Windows XP 'Bliss' desktop theme (and what it looks like today)

  Like Windows XP itself, Microsoft's 'Bliss' image of rolling green hills has aged, and evolved. Here's its story.

• Microsoft sets post-retirement patching record with Windows XP fix, 5 years after support ended

  The update – aimed at stopping the spread of WannaCry-like malware – must be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.