2015 is a good year to install SteamOS/Linux Desktop operating systems Latest service pack End of mainstream support End of extended support [FONT=WOL_Bold]Windows XP[/FONT] [FONT=WOL_SB, Segoe UI Semibold, Segoe UI, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif]Service Pack 3[/FONT] April 14, 2009 [FONT=WOL_SB, Segoe UI Semibold, Segoe UI, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif]April 8, 2014[/FONT] [FONT=WOL_Bold]Windows Vista[/FONT] [FONT=WOL_SB, Segoe UI Semibold, Segoe UI, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif]Service Pack 2[/FONT] April 10, 2012 April 11, 2017 [FONT=WOL_Bold]Windows 7 *[/FONT] [FONT=WOL_SB, Segoe UI Semibold, Segoe UI, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif]Service Pack 1[/FONT] January 13, 2015 January 14, 2020 [FONT=WOL_Bold]Windows 8[/FONT] Not yet available January 9, 2018 January 10, 2023