Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
Version of the Windows NT operating system
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs desktop, showing Start menu and "About Windows" dialog box
DeveloperMicrosoft
Source model
Released to
manufacturing		July 8, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07-08)
Final release5.1.2600.5512 Service Pack 3 (SP3) / October 7, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-10-07)[1]
PlatformsIA-32
Kernel typeHybrid kernel
LicenseProprietary commercial software
Succeeded byWindows Thin PC[2]
Official websiteweb.archive.org/web/20100329083828/http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/fundamentals.aspx
Support status
Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009.[3]
Extended support ended on April 8, 2014.[3]
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Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs ("WinFLP") is a thin client release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft[4] and optimized for older, less powerful hardware. It was released on July 8, 2006, nearly two years after its Windows XP SP2 counterpart was released in August 2004, and is not marketed as a full-fledged general purpose operating system, although it is functionally able to perform most of the tasks generally associated with one. It includes only certain functionality for local workloads such as security, management, document viewing related tasks and the .NET Framework. It is designed to work as a client–server solution with RDP clients or other third party clients such as Citrix ICA.[citation needed] Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs reached end of support on April 8, 2014 along with most other Windows XP editions.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sp3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mackie, Kurt. "Windows Thin PC Trial Software Now Available -- Redmondmag.com". Redmondmag. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs - Microsoft Lifecycle". Microsoft Learn. Microsoft. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits - Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs". Microsoft Volume Licensing. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is based on the Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 (SP2) operating system