Windows operating systems
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Personal computer Windows versions
Windows and Windows Server is an series that developed by Microsoft. 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.
Name | Version | Release date | Codename | Additional information | Editions | Latest build | Unsupported as of |
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Windows 1.0x | |||||||
Windows 1.00 | 1.00 | November 6, 1985 | Interface Manager | First release of Windows First public release of Windows |
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N/A | December 31, 2001 |
Windows 1.01 | 1.01 | November 20, 1985 | First international release of Windows | ||||
Windows 1.02 | 1.02 | May 14, 1986 | |||||
Windows 1.03 | 1.03 | August 21, 1986 | |||||
Windows 1.04 | 1.04 | April 10, 1987 | |||||
Windows 1.05 | 1.05 | 1987 | An updated Chinese version of Windows 1.04 | ||||
Windows 2.0x | |||||||
Windows 2.00 | 2.00 | December 9, 1987 | Presentation Manager | They doesn't work with Intel 80486 processors |
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N/A | December 31, 2001 |
Windows 2.01 | 2.01 | ||||||
Windows 2.02 | 2.02 | ||||||
Windows 2.03 | 2.03 | ||||||
Windows 2.04 | 2.04 | January 1988 | An updated Chinese version of Windows 2.03 | ||||
Windows 2.1x | |||||||
Windows 2.1 | 2.1 | May 27, 1988 | This is the first OS that works with Intel 486 |
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N/A | December 31, 2001 | |
Windows 2.11 | 2.11 | March 13, 1989 | |||||
Windows 2.2 | 2.2 | 1990 | A Chinese version of Windows 2.1 | ||||
Windows 2.21 | 2.21 | An updated version of Windows 2.2 or a Chinese version of Windows 2.11 | |||||
Windows 3.0x | |||||||
Windows 3.00 | 3.00 | May 22, 1990 | Like Windows 2.1x, Windows 3.0x does work with Intel 80486 processors | N/A | N/A | December 31, 2001 | |
Windows 3.01 | 3.01 | October 20, 1991 | Sometimes called Windows Graphical Environment with Multimedia Extensions 1.0 | ||||
Windows 3.1x | |||||||
Windows 3.1 | 3.1 | April 6, 1992 | Janus | N/A | 103 | December 31, 2001 | |
Windows for Workgroups 3.1 | 3.1 | October 1992 | Kato, Sparta | ||||
Windows 3.11 | 3.11 | November 8, 1993 | Janus | 300 | |||
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 | 3.11 | August 11, 1993 | Snowball | ||||
Windows 3.2 | 3.2 | November 22, 1993 | Janus | Chinese version of Windows 3.1x | 153 | ||
Windows for Workgroups 3.2 | 3.2 | December 1993 | Cougar | Chinese version of Windows for Workgroups 3.1x | |||
Windows 9x | |||||||
Windows 94 | 4.0 | June 10, 1994 | Project 9x | A beta version of Windows 95. | 122 | December 31, 2001 | |
Windows 95 | 4.0 | August 24, 1995 | Chicago |
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950 | ||
Windows 96 | 4.1 | May 3, 1996 | Cleveland, Nashville |
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1265 (RTM), 1326 (SP1) | ||
Windows 97 | June 24, 1997 | ChiCairo | N/A | 1538 | December 31, 2004 | ||
Windows 98 | 4.2 | June 21, 1998 | Memphis | In winver, it incorrectly says 4.10, like Windows 96. | N/A | 1998 | July 11, 2006 |
Windows 99 | April 23, 1999 | Dolly | Also known as Windows 98 Second Edition. | N/A | 2222A | ||
Windows Me | 4.99 | September 14, 2000 | Millennium | N/A | 3000 | ||
Windows NT | |||||||
Windows NT 3.1 | NT 3.1 | July 27, 1993 | AXP | NT version of Windows 3.1 |
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511 (SP1) | December 31, 2001 |
Windows NT for Workgroups 3.1 | Razzle | NT version of Windows for Workgroups 3.1 | N/A | 5xx | |||
Windows NT 3.11 | NT 3.11 | 1994 | NT OS/2 | NT version of Windows 3.11. |
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528 (SP1) | |
Windows NT for Workgroups 3.11 | 1994 | Razzle | NT version of Windows for Workgroups 3.11. | N/A | 5xx | ||
Windows NT 3.2 | NT 3.2 | 1994 | NT 3.2 | NT version of Windows 3.2 or Chinese version of Windows NT 3.11. |
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5xx | |
Windows 3.5 | NT 3.5 | September 21, 1994 | Daytona |
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807 | ||
Windows 3.51 | NT 3.51 | May 30, 1995 |
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1057.6 (SP5) | |||
Windows NT 4.0 | NT 4.0 | August 24, 1996 | Shell Update Release, NT 96 |
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1381.7097 (SP7) | December 3, 2004 | |
Windows NT 5.0 | NT 5.0 | February 17, 2000 | NT 5.0 | The last Windows OS that was branded as "Windows NT". |
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2195.7397 (SP5) | July 13, 2010 |
Windows 2000 | NT 4.9 | Memphis |
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Windows Whistler | NT 5.1 | October 24, 2000 | Whistler | A beta version of Windows XP. |
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2296 | 2013 |
Windows XP | NT 5.2 | October 25, 2001 | Odyssey |
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2600.7259 (SP4) | April 8, 2014 | |
Windows 2003 | NT 5.3 | March 24, 2003 | Triton | An x64 edition of Windows XP. | N/A | 3790 | July 14, 2015 |
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition | April 25, 2005 | Sundown | N/A | 3790.xxxx (SP3) | April 8, 2014 | ||
Windows Longhorn | NT 6.0 | April 25, 2004 (pre-reset) April 1, 2005 (post-reset) |
Longhorn | A beta version of Windows Vista. |
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4074 (pre-reset) 5048 (post-reset) |
July 14, 2015 |
Windows Vista | NT 6.05 | January 30, 2007 | Six |
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6003.20597 (SP3) | April 11, 2017 | |
Windows Vienna | NT 6.1 | December 12, 2008 | Blackcomb, Vienna | A beta version of Windows 7. |
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7000 | January 14, 2020 |
Windows 7 | NT 6.2 | October 22, 2009 | Seven |
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7600.16905 (Update) | ||
Windows 7.1 | February 22, 2011 (as a service pack), August 30, 2011 (as a non-service pack) | Developer Preview (as a non-service pack), Vista 2 (as a service pack) |
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7601.24387 (Update), 8102.101 (as a non-service pack) | |||
Windows 8 | NT 6.3 | October 26, 2012 | Jupiter, Eight |
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9200 | January 10, 2023 | |
Windows 8.1 | October 17, 2013 | Blue |
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9600.16384 | |||
Windows 8.11 | April 8, 2014 | 8.1 Update 1 | An updated version of Windows 8.1. Windows 8.2 is a Chinese version. |
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9600.17476 (as Windows 8.11) 9600.31213 (Chinese version) | ||
Windows 9 | NT 6.4 | September 12, 2014 | Technical Preview |
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9841 | 2024 or 2025 | |
Windows 10 | NT 10.0 | July 29, 2015 (1507) November 10, 2015 (1511) August 2, 2016 (1607) April 5, 2017 (1703) October 17, 2017 (1709) April 30, 2018 (1803) November 13, 2018 (1809) May 21, 2019 (1903) November 12, 2019 (1909) |
Threshold (1507) Threshold 2 (1511) Redstone (1607) Redstone 2 (1709) Redstone 3 (1709) Redstone 4 (1803) Redstone 5 (1809) 19H1 (1903) 19H2 (1909) |
Also known as Windows X |
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10240 (1507) 10586 (1511) 14393 (1607) 15063 (1703) 16299 (1709) 17134 (1803) 17763 (1809) 18362.116 (1903) 18363.418 (1909) |
October 14, 2025 |
Windows 2020 | May 27, 2020 (2004), 2020 (2009), 2021 (21H1) | 20H1 (2004), 20H2 (20H2), 21H1 (21H1) | A successor to Windows 10 November 2019 Update. |
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19041.208 (2004) | 2030? | |
Windows 11 | October 5, 2021 | 21H2 | A succesor to Windows 10. | *Windows 11 Home
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Windows 2024 | June 11, 2024 | 24H2 | A successsor to Windows 11 2024 Update. | *Windows 2024 Home
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Windows 12 | October 9, 2024 | 24H2 | A successor to Windows 11. |
Server versions
Name | Version | Release date | Codename | Additional information | Editions | Latest build | Unsupported as of |
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Windows NT 3.1 | NT 3.1 | July 27, 1993 | AXP | NT version of Windows 3.1 |
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511 (SP1) | December 31, 2001 |
Windows NT 3.11 | NT 3.11 | 1994 | NT OS/2 | NT version of Windows 3.11 |
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528 (SP1) | |
Windows NT 3.2 | NT 3.2 | 1994 | NT 3.2 | NT version of Windows 3.2 or Chinese version of Windows NT 3.11 |
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5xx | |
Windows 3.5 | NT 3.5 | September 20, 1994 | Daytona |
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807 | ||
Windows 3.51 | NT 3.51 | May 29, 1995 |
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1057.6 (SP5) | |||
Windows NT 4.0 | NT 4.0 | July 29, 1996 | Shell Update Release, NT 96 |
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1381.7097 (SP7) | December 3, 2004 | |
Windows NT 5.0 | NT 5.0 | February 17, 2000 | NT 5.0 | The last Windows OS that was branded as "Windows NT". |
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2195.7397 (SP5) | July 13, 2010 |
Windows Server 2000 | NT 4.9 | Memphis | A server counterpart of Windows 2000 |
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Windows Server 2000 R2 | NT 5.1 | October 24, 2000 | Whistler Server | A server counterpart of Windows Whistler. |
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2296 | 2013 |
Windows Server 2001 | NT 5.2 | October 25, 2001 | Odyssey Server | A server counterpart of Windows XP. |
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2600.7259 (SP4) | April 8, 2014 |
Windows Server 2003 | NT 5.3 | April 24, 2003 | Triton Server | A server counterpart of Windows 2003. |
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3790.xxxx (SP3) | July 14, 2015 |
Windows Server 2004 | NT 6.0 | April 25, 2004 | Longhorn Server (pre-reset) | A server counterpart of Windows Longhorn. |
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4074 | |
Windows Server 2003 R2 | NT 6.0 | April 1, 2005 | Longhorn Server (post-reset) | Another server counterpart of Windows Longhorn. |
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5048 | |
Windows Server 2007 | NT 6.05 | January 30, 2007 | Server 6, Vista Server | A server counterpart of Windows Vista. |
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6003.20597 (SP3) | April 11, 2017 |
Windows Server 2008 | NT 6.1 | December 12, 2008 | Vienna Server | A server counterpart of Windows Vienna. |
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7000 | January 14, 2020 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 | NT 6.2 | October 22, 2009 | Server 7 |
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7600.16905 (Update) | ||
Windows Server 2008 R3 | October 22, 2011 (as a service pack), August 30, 2011 (as a non-service pack) | Server 7.1 |
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7601.24387 (Update), 8102.101 (as a non-service pack) | |||
Windows Server 2012 | NT 6.3 | September 4, 2012 | Server 8 |
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9200 | October 10, 2023 | |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | October 17, 2013 | Server Blue, Server 8.1 |
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9600.16384 | |||
Windows Server 2012 R2.1 | April 8, 2014 | Server 8.11 | An updated version of Windows Server 2012 R2. |
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9600.17476 (as Windows Server 2012 R2.1) 9600.31213 (Chinese version) | ||
Windows Server 2014 | NT 6.4 | September 12, 2014 | Server 9 |
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9841 | 2024 or 2025 | |
Windows Server 2016 | NT 10.0 | October 12, 2016 | Threshold Server |
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10586 | January 12, 2027 | |
Windows Server 2019 | May 21, 2019 | Server 19H1 |
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18362.116 | January 9, 2029 | ||
Windows Server 2020 | May 27, 2020 | Server 20H1 | A server counterpart of Windows 2020. |
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19041.208 | 2030? | |
Windows Server 2022 | 20348 | August 18, 2021 | 21H2 | A client counterpart of Windows 10 21H2 | |||
Windows Server 2023 | 25398 | October 17, 2023 | 23H2 | A client counterpart of Windows 11 2023 Update | |||
Windows Server 2025 | 26100 | July 25, 2024 | 24H2 | A client counterpart of Windows 11 2024 Update | |||
Windows Server 2025 R2 | 27547 | November 6, 2025 | 25H2 | A client counterpart Windows 11 2024 Update |
Device versions
Appliances
Name | Version | Release date | Codename | An edition of | Additional information | Sold with |
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Windows XP Media Center Edition | NT 5.2/NT 5.3 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 | Trident (2001) eHome (2002) Freestyle (2003) Harmony (2004) Symphony (2005) Emerald (2006) |
Windows XP | Home theater PCs, network attached storage (NAS) and set-top boxes | |
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition | November 2002, 2003, August 2004, and 2005 | Mira (2002) Lonestar (2005) |
Microsoft Tablet PC | |||
Windows RT | NT 6.2 | October 26, 2012 | Windows on ARM | Windows 8 | ARM-based tablet computers | |
Windows RT 8.1 | NT 6.3 | October 18, 2013 | RT Blue | Windows 8.1 | ||
Windows RT 8.11 | April 8, 2014 | RT 8.1 Update 1 | Windows 8.11 | |||
Windows RT 8.2 | 2014 | Windows 8.2 | A Chinese version of Windows RT 8.1 |
Mobile devices
Mobile devices include smartphones, handheld tablet computers, and personal digital assistants
- Windows 2020
- Windows 2020 Mobile
- Windows 2020 Mobile Enterprise
- Windows 2020 IoT Mobile
- Windows 2020 IoT Mobile Enterprise
- Windows 10
- Windows 10 Mobile
- Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise
- Windows 10 IoT Mobile
- Windows 10 IoT Mobile Enterprise
- Windows 9
- Windows 9 Mobile
- Windows 9 Mobile Enterprise
- Windows Phone
- Windows Phone 8.2
- Windows Phone 8.11
- Windows Phone 8.1
- Windows Phone 8
- Windows Phone 7.8
- Windows Phone 7.5
- Windows Phone 7.1
- Windows Phone 7
- Windows Mobile
- Windows Mobile 6.5
- Windows Mobile 6.1
- Windows Mobile 6.0
- Windows Mobile 5.1
- Windows Mobile 5.0
- Windows Mobile 2003 Third Edition
- Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
- Windows Mobile 2003
- Pocket PC 2002
- Pocket PC 2001
- Pocket PC 2000
Embedded devices
- Windows Embedded
- Windows Embedded 9
- Windows Embedded 8.11
- Windows Embedded 8.1
- Windows Embedded 8
- Windows Embedded 7.1
- Windows Embedded 7
- Windows Embedded Automotive
- Windows Embedded Industry
- Windows Embedded 2009
- 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. Before 1998, it used to be called Windows NT 4.1.
- Windows Embedded Compact
- Windows Embedded Compact 2013
- Windows Embedded Compact 7.1
- Windows Embedded Compact 7
- Windows Embedded CE 6.1 (2007)
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0 (2006)
- Windows CE 5.1 (2006), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 5.1
- Windows CE 5.0 (2005), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 5.0
- Windows CE 4.3 (2005), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 2003 TE
- Windows CE 4.2 (2004), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 2003 SE
- Windows CE 4.1 (2003), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 2003
- Windows CE 4.0 (2002), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2002
- Windows CE 3.1 (2001), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2001
- Windows CE 3.0 (June 2000), with a version for smartphones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2000
- Windows CE 2.13 (January 2000)
- Windows CE 2.12 (August 1999)
- Windows CE 2.11 (October 1998)
- Windows CE 2.1 (July 1998)
- Windows CE 2.0 (September 1997)
- Windows CE 1.0 (November 1996)
Dual screen devices
- Windows 2020X
Cancelled versions
- Windows 10X or Santorini - originally a successor of Windows 10, it had been scrapped for Windows 10X and replaced/integrated by Windows 11 released on 2021.
- Windows Mobile 7 or Photon - originally a successor of Windows Mobile, it had been scrapped for Windows Phone 7 with Metro UI.
- Microsoft Neptune (December 27, 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.
- Microsoft Cairo (February 29, 1996) – a "true object-oriented OS", planned after Windows NT 4.0.
- Microsoft Midori (2003) – codename for a managed code operating system.