anon123:



Windows XP x64 SP2 running Visual Studio 2013 and Grand Theft Auto V with DirectX 11 installed, all of which are normally impossible. Opticork from the MSFN.org forums is writing kernel extensions that will let XP run programs and drivers written for Vista and above. More information (although sadly no download links yet; it’s a closed beta) can be found at the following link. http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/175138-kernelex-001-for-windows-xp-currently-in-development/ It is clear to me that XP will never die.

XP is still very much usable for basic tasks, and it runs better on older hardware than Windows 7, so it’s no wonder that it’s still sticking around.

(Also XP has a bigger marketshare than Windows 8…)

