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'''Windows Fundamentals Forfor Legacy PCs''' (WinFLP) is an upcoming [[thin-client]] [[operating system]] from [[Microsoft]]. It was originally announced with a codename of '''Eiger''' and '''Mönch''' in mid-[[2005]], and is scheduled to be released in [[March 2006]].

Microsoft's intent is to provide a thin-client operating system that will provide basic computing services on older hardware, while retaining much of the modern core technology in [[Windows XP Service Pack 2]], such as [[Windows Firewall]], [[Group Policy]], Automatic Updates, and other management services. Users would typically make use of line-of-business applications that are hosted on a remote server using Remote Desktop. This version of Windows will not support [[802.11|wireless networks]], [[dial-up access|dial-up]], or [[Virtual private networks|VPN]] connections, but it will support operating as a [[Diskless workstation|diskless workstation]] and remote booting.