It's mesmerizing to see Windows XP running on the iPad through an app downloaded through the App Store, with no sideloading or anything sketchy required. The app is also available on iOS and VisionOS.

The emulator supports Windows XP as well as Mac OS 9.2.1, FreeDOS, Debian 11, and ArchLinux, too, meaning there's plenty of different operating systems to play around with.

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For example, version 12.1.13 from 2015 is available, and supports Windows XP and Windows Vista, as well as versions of iOS up through iOS 9.

Microsoft released Windows XP back in October of 2001, and it remained the most widely used—and, most loved—operating system up until Windows 7 finally overtook it in August 2012.

The emulator supports Windows XP as well as Mac OS 9.2.1, FreeDOS, Debian 11, and ArchLinux, too, meaning there's plenty of different operating systems to play around with.