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Wait, is this legal/allowed?

>>orland+(OP)
No, but realistically speaking, no one cares. If some big youtuber made a video about it it would likely be shut down.

>>orland+(OP)
All the laptops I sell with Windows XP have Windows XP or newer OEM license keys included with them, so yes, it is legal, or at least legal enough that I don't think Microsoft or anyone cares. XP Delta Edition has the same featureset as XP Pro for licensing purposes, though the licensing of some of the software with it is muddier.

That said, as there's currently no way to legally buy Windows XP from Microsoft (or any official source), it's not really harming anyone to just install it wherever, in my view.

I also sell Windows 10 machines, and they all come with genuine licenses (often also OEM, or I buy them). I often get questions about whether my Windows 10 systems are genuine Windows, but nobody has ever asked about XP.