List of Microsoft Windows versions
Appearance
This page lists and links to information on the various versions of Microsoft Windows, a major computer operating system developed by Microsoft.
Client versions
In this section, a client version of Windows is a version that can be purchased and installed on personal computers (desktop computers, laptops and workstations) or purchased with these computers.
Name | Release date |
Release version |
Editions | Latest build |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows 10 | 29 July 2015 | NT 10.0[1] |
|
14393
(August 2 update) |
Windows 8.1 | 17 October 2013 | NT 6.3 |
|
9600
(April 8 update) |
Windows 8 | 26 October 2012 | NT 6.2 |
|
9200 |
Windows 7 | 22 October 2009 | NT 6.1 |
|
7601
(Service Pack 1) |
Windows Vista | 30 January 2007 | NT 6.0 |
|
6002
(Service Pack 2) |
Windows XP Professional x64 | 25 April 2005 | NT 5.2 | — | 3790
(Service Pack 2) |
Windows XP | 25 October 2001 | NT 5.1 |
|
2600
(Service Pack 3) |
Windows ME | 14 September 2000 | 4.90 | — | 3000 |
Windows 2000 | 17 February 2000 | NT 5.0 | Professional | 2195 |
Windows 98 | 25 June 1998 | 4.10 |
|
2222 A |
Windows NT 4.0 | 24 August 1996 | NT 4.0 | Windows NT 4.0 Workstation | 1381
(Service Pack 6a) |
Windows 95 | 24 August 1995 | 4.00 |
|
950 |
Windows NT 3.51 | 30 May 1995 | NT 3.51 | Windows NT 3.51 Workstation | 1057 |
Windows NT 3.5 | 21 September 1994 | NT 3.50 | Windows NT 3.5 Workstation | 807 |
Windows 3.2 | 22 November 1993 | 3.2 | Simplified Chinese only | |
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 | November 1993 | 3.11 | — | |
Windows NT 3.1 | 27 July 1993 | NT 3.10 | Windows NT 3.1 | 528 |
Windows 3.1 | April 1992 | 3.10 |
|
|
Windows 3.0 | 22 May 1990 | 3.00 | — | |
Windows 2.11 | 13 March 1989 | 2.11 |
|
|
Windows 2.10 | 27 May 1988 | 2.10 |
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|
Windows 2.03 | 9 December 1987 | 2.03 | — | |
Windows 1.04 | April 1987 | 1.04 | — | |
Windows 1.03 | August 1986 | 1.03 | — | |
Windows 1.02 | May 1986 | 1.02 | — | |
Windows 1.01 | 20 November 1985 | 1.01 | — |
Server versions
Name | Release date |
Release version number |
Editions |
---|---|---|---|
Windows Server 2016 | 2016 | NT 10.0 |
|
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2013 | NT 6.3 |
|
Windows Server 2012 | 2012 | NT 6.2 |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 | 2009 | NT 6.1 |
|
Windows Server 2008 | 2008 | NT 6.0 |
|
Windows Server 2003 R2 | 2006 | NT 5.2 |
|
Windows Server 2003 | 2003 | NT 5.2 |
|
Windows 2000 | 17 February 2000 | NT 5.0 |
|
Windows NT 4.0 | 29 July 1996 | NT 4.0 |
|
Windows NT 3.51 | June 1995 | NT 3.51 | Windows NT 3.51 Server |
Windows NT 3.5 | September 1994 | NT 3.50 | Windows NT 3.5 Server |
Windows NT 3.1 | August 1993 | NT 3.10 | Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server |
Device versions
Appliances
Name | Release date |
Release version |
An edition of | Sold with |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows RT 8.1 | 18 October 2013 | NT 6.3 | Windows 8.1 | ARM-based tablet computers |
Windows RT | 26 October 2012 | NT 6.2 | Windows 8 | ARM-based tablet computers |
Windows 7 Starter | 22 October 2009 | NT 6.1 | Windows 7 | Low cost personal computers such as netbooks |
Windows Vista Starter | 30 January 2007 | NT 6.0 | Windows Vista | Low cost computers in emerging markets |
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition | November 2002 | NT 5.1 | Windows XP | Microsoft Tablet PC |
Windows XP Media Center Edition | 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 | NT 5.1 | Windows XP | Home theater PCs, network attached storage (NAS) and set-top boxes |
Mobile devices
Mobile devices include smartphones, handheld tablet computers and personal digital assistants
Embedded devices
- Windows Embedded
- Windows Embedded 8
- Windows Embedded Automotive
- Windows Embedded Industry
- Windows XP Embedded
- Windows NT 4.0 Embedded – Abbreviated NTe, it is an edition of Windows NT 4.0 that was aimed at computer-powered major appliances, vending machines, ATMs and other devices that cannot be considered computers per se. It is the same system as the standard Windows NT 4.0, but it comes packaged in a database of components and dependencies, from which a developer can choose individual components to build customized setup CDs and hard disk boot images. Windows NT 4.0 Embedded includes Service Pack 5.
- Windows Embedded Compact
- Windows Embedded Compact 2013
- Windows Embedded Compact 7
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0 (2006)
- Windows CE 5.0 (2005), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 5.0
- Windows CE 4.2 (2004), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 2003 SE
- Windows CE 4.1 (2003), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2003
- Windows CE 4.0 (2002), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2002
- Windows CE 3.0 (2000 July), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2000
- Windows CE 2.12 (1999 August)
- Windows CE 2.11 (1998 October)
- Windows CE 2.1 (1998 July)
- Windows CE 2.0 (1998 November)
- Windows CE 1.0 (1995 November)
Cancelled versions
- Windows Odyssey – a version intended to be an update to the Microsoft Windows NT 5.x codebase. The teams working on Neptune and Odyssey combined to work on Windows XP.
- Windows Mobile 7 or Photon - originally a successor of Windows Mobile, it had been scrapped for Windows Phone 7 with Metro UI.[2][3]
- Windows Neptune (27 December 1999) – the first planned version of Microsoft Windows NT to have a consumer edition variant, based on the Windows 2000 codebase. A version was sent out to testers but was never released.[4]
- Windows Nashville (2 May 1996) – also known as Windows 96
- Cairo (29 February 1996) – a "true object-oriented OS", planned after Windows NT 4.0 and had the same primary and secondary version
See also
References
- ^ Thurrott, Paul (22 November 2014). "Microsoft Confirms that Windows 10 will also be Version 10 Internally". SuperSite for Windows. Penton Media.
- ^ http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/windows-mobile-platform/articles/87651.aspx
- ^ http://www.neowin.net/news/revealed-original-windows-mobile-7-ui
- ^ "Microsoft combines Neptune, Odyssey into Whistler". CNN. 27 January 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2010.