List of Microsoft Windows versions
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This page lists and links to information on the various versions of Microsoft Windows, a major computer operating system developed by Microsoft.
Personal computer versions
In this section, a client version of Windows is a version that end-users or OEMs can install on personal computers, including desktop computers, laptops and workstations.
Windows version | Release date | Release version | Editions | Latest build | Support status |
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Windows 10 | 29 July 2015 | NT 10.0[1] |
|
17134.320
1803 (May 2018 Update) 17763.1 1809 (Oct 2018 Update) |
|
Windows 8.1 | 17 October 2013 | NT 6.3 |
|
9600
(April 8 update) |
|
Windows 8 | 26 October 2012 | NT 6.2 |
|
9200
May 2018 Update Coming soon |
|
Windows 7 | 22 July 2009 | NT 6.1 |
|
7601
(Service Pack 1) |
|
Windows Vista | 30 January 2007 | NT 6.0 |
|
6002
(Service Pack 2) |
|
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition | 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 | — | — |
|
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 |
|
— |
|
Windows 2.03 | 9 December 1987 | 2.03 | — | — |
|
Windows 1.04 | April 1987 | 1.04 | — | — |
|
Windows 1.03 | August 1986 | 1.03 | — | — |
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Windows 1.02 | May 1986 | 1.02 | — | — |
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Windows 1.0 | 20 November 1985 | 1.0 | — | — |
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Server versions
Name | Release Date | Release Version Number | Editions | Latest Build | Status support |
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Windows Server 2019 | Unknown Date (Tentatively Q4 2018) | NT 10.0 |
|
— | |
Windows Server 2016 | 12 October 2016 | NT 10.0 [2] |
|
| |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 17 October 2013 | NT 6.3 |
|
9600 |
|
Windows Server 2012 | 4 September 2012 | NT 6.2 |
|
9200 |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 | 22 October 2009 | NT 6.1 |
|
7601 |
|
Windows Server 2008 | 27 February 2008 | NT 6.0 |
|
6002 |
|
Windows Server 2003 R2 | 6 December 2005 | NT 5.2 |
|
| |
Windows Server 2003 | 24 April 2003 | NT 5.2 |
|
| |
Windows 2000 | 17 February 2000 | NT 5.0 |
|
5.0.2195 |
|
Windows NT 4.0 | 29 July 1996 | NT 4.0 |
|
1381 |
|
Windows NT 3.51 | June 1995 | NT 3.51 | Windows NT 3.51 Server | 1057 |
|
Windows NT 3.5 | September 1994 | NT 3.50 | Windows NT 3.5 Server | 3.5.807 |
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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 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/NT 5.2 | 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
- Windows 10
- Windows Phone
- Windows Mobile
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 (June 2000), 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 (September 1997)
- Windows CE 1.0 (November 1996)
Canceled 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.[3][4]
- 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.[5]
- 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.
Timeline
See also
- Windows 1.0
- Windows 2.0
- Windows 2.1x
- Windows 3.0
- Windows 3.1x
- Windows NT 3.1
- Windows NT 3.5
- Windows NT 3.51
- Windows 95
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 98
- Windows 2000
- Windows ME
- Windows XP
- Windows XP Professional x64
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- History of Microsoft Windows
- List of Microsoft software codenames
- Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions
- List of Microsoft operating systems
- ReactOS – an open and free Windows clone
References
- ^ Thurrott, Paul (22 November 2014). "Microsoft Confirms that Windows 10 will also be Version 10 Internally". SuperSite for Windows. Penton Media.
- ^ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/sysinfo/operating-system-version
- ^ "Windows Mobile 7 vs Windows Phone 7". Popular Pages at brighthub.com. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Revealed: Original Windows Mobile 7 UI". news at neowin.net. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Microsoft combines Neptune, Odyssey into Whistler". CNN. 27 January 2000. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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