Editing Windows XP (section)

=== Third-party support ===
In February 2016, [[Opera (company)|Opera]] announced that version 36 of [[Opera (web browser)|its web browser]] would be the last version of the web browser to support Windows XP and Windows Vista.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brinkmann |first=Martin |date=February 17, 2016 |title=Opera 36 will be the last for Windows XP and Vista |url=https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/17/opera-36-will-be-the-last-for-windows-xp-and-vista/ |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=[[Ghacks]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304044300/https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/17/opera-36-will-be-the-last-for-windows-xp-and-vista/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Google Chrome]] ended support for Windows XP and Windows Vista in April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trenholm |first=Richard |date=November 11, 2015 |title=Google finally pulling the plug on Chrome for Windows XP |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-finally-pulling-the-plug-on-chrome-for-windows-xp/ |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=[[CNET]] |language=en |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416004213/https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-finally-pulling-the-plug-on-chrome-for-windows-xp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Firefox]] 52 ESR (Extended Support Release), which was released in March 2017, was the last version to support Windows XP and Windows Vista.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2017 |title=Final Firefox version with Windows XP, plugin support released today |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/final-firefox-version-with-windows-xp-plugin-support-released-today/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114122205/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/final-firefox-version-with-windows-xp-plugin-support-released-today/ |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en-us}}</ref> Support for Firefox 52 ESR ended in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tung |first=Liam |date=October 5, 2017 |title=Windows XP users: Your last supported refuge in Firefox ends in 2018, says Mozilla |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-users-your-last-supported-refuge-in-firefox-ends-in-2018-says-mozilla/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008125800/http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-users-your-last-supported-refuge-in-firefox-ends-in-2018-says-mozilla/ |archive-date=October 8, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=[[ZDNET]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[Blizzard Entertainment]] ended support for ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', ''[[StarCraft II]]'', ''[[Diablo III]]'', ''[[Hearthstone]]'', and ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]'' on Windows XP and Vista in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humphries |first=Matthew |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Blizzard Ending Support for Windows XP and Vista |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/blizzard-ending-support-for-windows-xp-and-vista |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=[[PCMAG]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Steam (service)|Steam]] ended support for Windows XP and Vista on January 1, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Zhiye |date=December 31, 2018 |title=Reminder: Steam Will Drop Support for Windows XP and Vista on January 1 |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/steam-valve-support-windows-xp-vista,37299.html |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=[[Tom's Hardware]] |language=en |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712032447/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/steam-valve-support-windows-xp-vista,37299.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are several unofficial web browser projects that maintain support for Windows XP, well after official web browsers dropped support for the operating system. [[Supermium]], a [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of the [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] project that Google Chrome is based on, is maintained for Windows XP and later unsupported versions of Windows as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Proven |first=Liam |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7 |url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/06/supermium_chrome_for_xp/ |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=[[The Register]] |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528083542/https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/06/supermium_chrome_for_xp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> MyPal, a fork of [[Firefox 68]], is also being actively maintained for Windows XP.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Proven |first=Liam |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Want to live dangerously? Try running Windows XP in 2023 |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/24/dangerous_pleasures_win_xp_in_23/ |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=[[The Register]] |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713035439/https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/24/dangerous_pleasures_win_xp_in_23/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Timeline Windows XP}}