As promised, Microsoft Corp. Tuesday launched the beta of “XP Mode,” the Windows 7 compatibility add-on that runs Windows XP applications in a virtual machine. XP Mode followed hard on the heels of ...

With the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little gift called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP. I call it a gift since to ...

Microsoft Corp. will unveil an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run applications designed for Windows XP in a virtual machine, the company confirmed Friday — the first time Microsoft has relied on ...

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. And ...

Windows XP Mode, one of the most hyped features of Windows 7, was designed to integrate XP with Windows 7 so that you can run XP applications from directly inside Windows 7. Microsoft has touted the ...

When you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 or Windows 10, Windows XP Mode is installed on your machine, however, Windows Virtual PC is not present anymore. This issue occurs because Windows Virtual ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

Windows XP Mode is very much like an East London hooker: sure, they work really hard but they aren't very good to look at. Windows XP Mode does indeed work extremely well, but doesn't always look very ...

Like many avid Windows OS users, I was also a big fan of Windows XP. There's no exaggeration in saying that it's one of the major reasons Microsoft is a household name among PC users. Feeling ...