The Start menu now has two columns which are completely customizable. The Windows Shell elements like the desktop, taskbar, Start menu, and icons got a better design with transparent icons and shadow drops. From providing a user-friendly interface to increasing hardware support, new drivers, better Internet Explorer to exceptionally performance improvement were all changes in Windows XP.

Major changes were made to the new Microsoft Windows XP.įrom UI (user interface) to all other sections of the operating system were changed completely. It was the successor of Windows 2000 and was one of the biggest win by Microsoft in the race for best OS.Īs compared to Windows 2000 or Windows ME (Millennium Edition), Windows XP was something completely different. Microsoft Windows XP was released on 24 August 2001. Windows XP was one of the most popular and successful operating systems by Microsoft. If you want to refresh all those old memories of back in 2001 then Windows XP might be an option for you.