220-802 · Question #332
Which of the following allows a user to enable XP mode?
The correct answer is B. Windows 7 Professional. Windows XP Mode was a feature exclusive to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions, allowing users to run a virtualized Windows XP environment.
Question
Which of the following allows a user to enable XP mode?
Options
- AWindows Vista Home Premium
- BWindows 7 Professional
- CWindows 7 Home Premium
- DWindows Vista Ultimate
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A3% (1)
- B89% (32)
- D8% (3)
Why each option
Windows XP Mode was a feature exclusive to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions, allowing users to run a virtualized Windows XP environment.
Windows Vista Home Premium did not include XP Mode - the feature was not available on any Vista edition.
Windows XP Mode was released by Microsoft as a free add-on specifically for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions. It used Windows Virtual PC to run a licensed copy of Windows XP SP3 inside a virtual machine, enabling compatibility with older applications that could not run natively on Windows 7. Windows 7 Home Premium and all Windows Vista editions were explicitly excluded from XP Mode support.
Windows 7 Home Premium was specifically excluded from XP Mode support, as Microsoft reserved the feature for higher-tier Windows 7 editions.
Windows Vista Ultimate did not support XP Mode, as the feature was introduced with Windows 7 and was never made available for Vista.
Concept tested: Windows 7 XP Mode edition compatibility
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-7/dd560792(v=ws.10)
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