From 1c2cb68c76a3eb44db2edd64f215e8129d1a36c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Viktor Szakats <commit@vsz.me>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:33:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] DEPRECATE.md: deprecate Windows XP/2003 support

Dropped from curl-for-win on August 28, 2022:
https://github.com/curl/curl-for-win/commit/6976612160075c1e9ee967964d5dec1a25c5ac6c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Server_2003

Ref: #17985
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 docs/DEPRECATE.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/DEPRECATE.md b/docs/DEPRECATE.md
index c7cb97d9df..eb94a8b947 100644
--- a/docs/DEPRECATE.md
+++ b/docs/DEPRECATE.md
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ Bumping the minimum to VS2010. VS2008 is a pain to support.
 
 Previous discussion and details: https://github.com/curl/curl/discussions/15972
 
+## Windows XP
+
+In Januar 2026, curl drops support for Windows XP and Server 2003. Their
+"mainstream support" ended in 2014, with their final update on May 14, 2019.
+
+Making the new minimum target Windows version Vista and Server 2008.
+
 ## Past removals
 
  - axTLS (removed in 7.63.0)