Support started on October 28, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-28)[3]
Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-14)[3]
Extended support ended on April 8, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-08).[3]
Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) is a version of the Windows XP operating system which was the first version of Windows to include Windows Media Center, designed to serve as a home-entertainment hub. The last version, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2, was released on October 14, 2005. After that, Windows Media Center was included in certain editions of later Windows versions. It was an optional, paid addition to Windows 8[4] and then discontinued in Windows 10.[5] Windows XP Media Center Edition reached end of support on April 8, 2014, along with most other Windows XP editions.
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