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FreeDOSNews July 11, 2026 2 min read

Microsoft Declares MS-DOS 6.22 and Earlier Obsolete

On December 31, 2001, Microsoft stopped supporting and patching MS-DOS 6.22 and older versions — though DOS embedded within Windows 95/98/Me lingered in support for years afterward.

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WindowsNews July 11, 2026 3 min read

Windows XP's End of Support Left 30% of Internet-Connected PCs Exposed

Why Microsoft's April 8, 2014 cutoff for Windows XP updates became one of the most consequential end-of-life dates in the operating system's history, given exactly how many machines were still running it.

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