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| first_release_date = {{start date and age|2006|7|8}}
| release_version = 5.1.2600.5512 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
| release_date = {{start date and age|2008|10|07}}<ref name="sp3"/>
| discontinued = yes
| support_status = Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009.<ref name="lifecycleWinFLP" /><br />Extended support ended on April 8, 2014.<ref name="lifecycleWinFLP">{{Cite web |title=Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs - Microsoft Lifecycle |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-fundamentals-for-legacy-pcs |access-date=2 July 2021 |website=Microsoft Learn |publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref>
| succeeded_by = [[Windows Thin PC]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackie |first=Kurt |title=Windows Thin PC Trial Software Now Available -- Redmondmag.com |url=https://redmondmag.com/articles/2011/03/29/windows-thin-pc-trial-software-now-available.aspx |access-date=November 23, 2023 |website=Redmondmag |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==History==
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was originally announced with the [[code name]] "[[Eiger]]" on 12 May 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Microsoft's Eiger Could Prolong the Useful Life of Older PCs |url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/481144 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106163628/https://www.gartner.com/doc/481144 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=Gartner.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evers |first=Joris |date=2005-05-13 |title=Microsoft to slim down Windows XP for older PCs | Platforms |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2670893/microsoft-to-slim-down-windows-xp-for-older-pcs.html |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=InfoWorld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kotadia |first=Munir |date=May 17, 2005 |title=Microsoft Eiger to fight desktop Linux threat? |url=http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-eiger-to-fight-desktop-linux-threat-1139192166/ |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=ZDNet}}</ref> ("[[Mönch]]" was announced as a potential follow-up project at about the same time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2005 |title=Microsoft Puts 'Eiger' Thin Client Into Early Testing |url=https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/microsoft-puts-eiger-thin-client-into-early-testing |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=InformationWeek}}</ref>) The name "Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs" appeared in a press release in September 2005, when it was introduced as "formerly code-named
A [[Gartner]] evaluation from April 2006 stated that:
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Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs has a smaller feature set than Windows XP. For example, WinFLP does not include [[Paint (software)|Paint]], [[Outlook Express]] and Windows games such as [[Solitaire (Windows)|Solitaire]]. Another limitation is the absence of the ''Compatibility'' tab in the ''Properties'' dialog box for executable files.
Internet Explorer 8 (and 7) can be installed, but a hotfix is required for auto-complete to work in these newer versions of the browser.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Download Update for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (KB945367) from Official Microsoft Download Center |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15947 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226145630/http://www.microsoft.com:80/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15947 |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |access-date=2014-01-06 |publisher=Microsoft.com}}</ref>
==Availability==
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was exclusively available to [[Microsoft Software Assurance]] customers, as it is designed to be an inexpensive upgrade option for corporations that have a number of [[Windows 9x]] computers, but lack the hardware necessary to support the latest Windows. It is not available through [[retail]] or [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] channels.
On October 7, 2008, Service Pack 3 for [[Windows Embedded for Point of Service]] and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was made available.<ref name="sp3">{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2008 |title=Download Details: Service Pack 3 for Windows Embedded for Point of Service and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3740 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124104900/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3740 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |access-date=January 31, 2010 |website=Microsoft Download Center |publisher=Microsoft Corporation}}</ref>
On April 18, 2013, Service Pack 3 for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was temporarily made available for download again after previously having been removed from the Microsoft site.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2013 |title=Service Pack 3 for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38764 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206222613/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38764 |archive-date=February 6, 2014 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=Microsoft Download Center |publisher=Microsoft Corporation}}</ref> It was removed in 2014, and the original Service Pack 3 for Windows Embedded for Point of Service and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs was reinstated.
Following the release of [[Windows Thin PC]], the Microsoft marketing pages for Windows Fundamentals were made to redirect to those of Windows Thin PC, suggesting that Windows Fundamentals is no longer available for any customers.
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