A YouTuber managed to compile a working OS from the Windows XP source code that leaked last week. This backs up the claim that the source code is authentic.

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The source code for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2003 has leaked, or at least part of it has.

Some users on 4chan leaked Windows XP's source code as a torrent. Experts said that the leaked code could allow anyone to create their own system.

Almost two decades after it was launched, the source code for Windows XP has apparently been leaked to the web, along with a handful of other operating systems.

Aside from the compilation of source code for the aforementioned Windows versions, a package with just Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 source code has been shared in a separate file.

The source code for Microsoft's long-lived operating system Windows XP has leaked online. A user named 'billgates3' published the code last week as a 42.9 GB torrent file on bulletin board website ...

Amidst reports suggesting that the source code for Windows XP has leaked, Microsoft has yet to confirm or deny the leak. However, security researchers already seem convinced ...