New Delhi, July 15 -- Windows XP holds a special place in many users' hearts. Even after more than two decades, some still want to run this classic operating system on modern hardware. While most people use XP inside virtual machines, a small but passionate community is going further, making XP work directly on the latest computers.

Yes, you can, though it is not as simple as it used to be. Hardware made after 2018 was not designed with XP in mind, so getting it to work takes patience and some old-school troubleshooting. The main challenges are modern PC settings and driver compatibility.

Most new computers use something called UEFI firmware which is basically the computer's main settings menu. This is where the hardware gets ready for ...