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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.

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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)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    89% (32)
  • D
    8% (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.

AWindows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Home Premium did not include XP Mode - the feature was not available on any Vista edition.

BWindows 7 ProfessionalCorrect

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.

CWindows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 Home Premium was specifically excluded from XP Mode support, as Microsoft reserved the feature for higher-tier Windows 7 editions.

DWindows Vista Ultimate

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)

Topics

#XP mode#virtualization#Windows 7 editions#OS compatibility

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