Windows XP Downgrade Rights Extended

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Windows XP Downgrade Rights Extended
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
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Since Oct. 2009, Windows 7 Ultimate and Professional shipped with new PCs have included the right to downgrade to both Vista and Windows XP Professional. Microsoft had planned to eliminate the XP downgrade right for PCs sold after a cut-off date of Apr. 22, 2011, or the ship date of Windows 7 SP1, whichever came first. A new policy announced with the release of the Windows 7 SP1 beta in July 2010 eliminates the cut-off date, meaning organizations can deploy Windows XP on Windows 7 PCs regardless of when the PC is purchased.


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