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This page lists and links to information on the various versions ofMicrosoft Windows, a major

computeroperating systemdeveloped byMicrosoft.

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1 Current versions

2 Past versions

3 Cancelled versions

4 See also

5 References

[edit]Current versions

Windows 8, the latest version of the Windows operating system and was released on October 26, 2012.

Windows 8 -Windows 8 succeeds Windows 7 Home Premium but is simply called "Windows 8"

Windows 8 Pro -Windows 8 Pro succeeds Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate and is targeted

towards enthusiasts and business users; it includes all the features of Windows 8. Additional features

include operating as a Remote Desktop server, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain,

Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLocker

and BitLocker To Go. Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8 Pro, as

a paid "Media Pack."

Windows 8 Enterprise - Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8, Pro, with

additional features to assist with IT organization. This edition will only be available to Software

Assurance customers.

Windows RT - Windows RT will only be available pre-installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet

PCs, and was named for the Windows Runtime (WinRT) development platform that Microsoft is

introducing in Windows 8. It will include touch-optimized desktop versions of the basic set of Office

2013 applications to usersMicrosoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and support device
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encryption capabilities. Several business-focused features such as Group Policy and domain support

are not included.

Windows 7, for home, business desktops, and portable computers

Windows 7 StarterA variant for developing countries andnetbooks, in which the Aero theme is not

included, nor 64-bit compatibility. This edition is to be available pre-installed on computers through

system integrators or computer manufacturers.

Windows 7 Home BasicWindows 7 Home Basic is available in emerging markets such as Brazil,

People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand. It will not

be available in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, United Arab

Emirates, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, the United States, or the United Kingdom. Some Aero options

are excluded along with several new features.

Windows 7 Home PremiumThis edition contains features aimed at the home market segment, such

asWindows Media Center,Windows Aeroand touch-screen controls.

Windows 7 ProfessionalThis edition is targeted toward enthusiasts and small business users. It

includes all the features of Windows 7 Home Premium, and adds the ability to participate in a

Windows Server domain. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, location

aware printing,Encrypting File System, Presentation Mode andWindows XP Mode.

Windows 7 Enterprise(Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600) This edition targets the enterprise segment of

the market and is sold throughvolume licensingto companies which have Software Assurance

contract with Microsoft. Additional features include support forMultilingual User Interface(MUI)

packages,BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application-support. Not available through retail or

OEM channels, this edition is distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA). As a result it

includes several SA-only benefits, including a license allowing the running of multiple virtual

machines, and activation via VLK.

Windows 7 UltimateWindows 7 Ultimate contains the same features as Windows 7 Enterprise, but

unlike that edition it will be available to home users on an individual license basis. Windows 7 Home

Premium and Windows 7 Professional users are able to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate for a fee

usingWindows Anytime Upgradeif they wish to do so. Unlike Windows Vista Ultimate, the Windows 7

Ultimate edition will not include theWindows Ultimate Extrasfeature or any exclusive features.

(6.1.7600) Observe the existence of versions that is locked out from activation in some countries.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601.17514)

Windows Server 2008 R2for servers.

Windows Web Server 2008 R2
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Windows Storage Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 for high Performance supercomputers

Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601.17514)

Windows Mobile6.5 forsmartphones

Windows Phone7 forsmartphones

Windows Home ServerAnnounced at the 2007Consumer Electronics Show(CES) in Las Vegas.

Windows Home Server is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file

sharing, automated backups, and remote access.

Windows XP Embedded, for embedded systems requiring parts of the Windows XP infrastructure

Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs, a low-end version of Windows XP that is intended to be a

thin-client that works with older hardware. It was replaced byWindows Thin PC.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0, for embedded systems (not based on the Windows NT kernel)

Windows Mobile6.1 forsmartphonesandPDAs

Windows Server 2008for servers.

Windows Web Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2)

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1)

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition

Windows Storage Server 2008

Windows Small Business Server2008 (Codenamed "Cougar") forsmall businesses

Windows Essential Business Server2008 (Codenamed "Centro") for medium-sized businesses[1]

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

Windows HPC Server 2008 for high Performance supercomputers

Windows Server Foundation 2008

Windows Vista, for home and business desktops and portable computers

Windows Vista StarterSimilar to Windows XP Starter Edition, this edition was limited to emerging

markets such as Colombia, India, Thailand, and Indonesia, mainly to offer a legal alternative to
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using unauthorized copies. It was not to be available in the United States, Canada, Europe, or

Australia.

Windows Vista Home BasicSimilar to Windows XP Home Edition, Home Basic was intended for

budget users not requiring advanced media support for home use. The Windows Aero theme with

translucent effects was not be included with this edition.

Windows Vista Home PremiumLike Windows XP Media Center Edition, this edition did support

more advanced multimedia and entertainment authoring, premium games, mobile and tablet PC

support, Network Projector, Windows Aero, Touch Screen, and auxiliary display (via Windows

Side Show) support.

Windows Vista BusinessThis edition was aimed at the business market. It includes advanced

network and security features, whilst excluding entertainment features.

Windows Vista Enterprise(Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6000.0) This edition was aimed at the

enterprise segment of the market, and is a superset of the Business edition. Additional features

include multilingual user interface support, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application

support. This edition was not be available through retail or OEM channels

Windows Vista UltimateThis edition combines all the features of the Home Premium and

Enterprise editions, a game performance tweaker (WinSAT), and "Ultimate Extras".

[edit]Past versions

Windows Server 2003for servers

Small Business Server for first server installations (up to 2 processors)

Web Edition for basic Web serving (up to 2 processors)

Standard Edition for smaller server applications that don't require clustering (up to 4 processors)

Enterprise Edition for larger server applications, and clustering (up to 8 processors)

Datacenter Edition for mainframe like servers (up to 128 processors)

Storage Serverfor Network Attached Storage Devices (5.2.3790)

Windows Mobile6 for smartphones and PDA

Windows Mobile6 Standard for smartphones

Windows Mobile6 Classic for PDA without GSM

Windows Mobile6 for PDA with GSM

Windows XPfor desktops and laptops (notebooks)

Windows XP Starter Edition, for new computer users in developing countries
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Windows XP Home Edition, for home desktops and laptops

Windows XP Home Edition N, as above, but without a default installation ofWindows Media

Player, as mandated by an EU ruling

Windows XP Professional, for business and power users (Version number: NT 5.1.2600)

Windows XP Professional N, as above, but without a default installation ofWindows Media

Player, as mandated by an EU ruling

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, for PCs withx86-64processors (based on Windows

Server 2003)

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, for notebooks with atouch screenor a pen-sensitive screen

Windows XP Media Center Editionfor desktops and notebooks with an emphasis on audio, video,

andPVRcapability. There are four versions:

Windows XP Media Center Edition

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003



2001 October 25 -Windows XP 64-bit Edition- A version of Windows XP roughly analogous

toWindows XP Professionalfor Intel's IA-64 (Itanium) line of CPUs. It was discontinued in early

2005 after manufacturers stopped shipping Itanium systems marketed as 'workstations'.

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, fortablet PCs

2000 February 17 -Windows 2000(Version number: NT 5.0.2195)

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

2000 June 19 -Windows Me(Version number: 4.90.3000 (Security Version 4.90.3000A))

Windows 98

1999 May 5 -Windows 98 Second Edition(Version number: 4.10.2222 or 4.10.2222A (Security

Version 4.10.2222C))

1998 June 25 -Windows 98(Version number: 4.10.1998 (Security Version 4.10.1998A))

1996 July 29 -Windows NT 4.0- the last version which ran onRISCarchitectures likeDEC

Alpha,MIPSandPowerPC. Later versions concentrated on x86-based hardware and - mainly as

server OSs - the IA-64 line of CPUs. (Version number: NT 4.0.1381)

Windows 95
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1997 November 26 -Windows 95 OSR2.5(Version number: 4.03.1216 (also listed as

4.00.950C))

1997 August 27 -Windows 95 OSR 2.1(Version number: 4.03.1214 (also listed as 4.00.950B))

1997 August 27 -Windows 95 USB Supplement to OSR2(Version number: 4.03.1212 (also listed

as 4.00.950B))

1996 August 24 -Windows 95 OSR2(Version number: 4.00.1111 (also listed as 4.00.950B))

1996 February 14 -Windows 95 OSR1(Version number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)

1995 December 31 -Windows 95 SP1(Version number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)

1995 August 24 -Microsoft Plus!for Windows 95 (Version number: 4.40.310)

1995 August 24 -Windows 95(Version number: 4.00.950)

1995 June -Windows NT 3.51(Version number: NT 3.51.1057)

1994 September -Windows NT 3.5(Version number: NT 3.50.807)

1993 October -Windows 3.2This Version of Windows was only released in simplified Chinese.

1993 August 11 -Windows for Workgroups 3.11

1993 August -Windows NT 3.1(Version number: NT 3.10.528)

1992 October - Windows for Workgroups 3.1

1992 August -Windows 3.1(Version number: 3.10.040)

1990 May 22 -Windows 3.0(Version number: 3.00.73)

1989 March 13 -Windows 2.11

1988 May 27 -Windows 2.10

1987 December 9 -Windows 2.03

1987 April - Windows 1.04

1986 August - Windows 1.03

1986 May - Windows 1.02

1985 November 20 -Windows 1.01

CE-based

2008 Windows Mobile 6.1, based on Windows CE 5.2.19202

2006 Windows CE 6.0

2005 Windows CE 5.0, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 5.0

2004 Windows CE 4.2, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold asWindows Mobile2003

SE

2003 Windows CE 4.1, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2003

2002 Windows CE 4.0, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2002

2000 July -Windows CE 3.0, with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2000
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1999 August - Windows CE 2.12

1998 October - Windows CE 2.11

1998 July - Windows CE 2.1

1997 November -Windows CE 2.0

1996 November -Windows CE 1.0

[edit]Cancelled versions

April 1985Windows 1.0Beta was scrapped, but later became the framework of the first version of

Windows.

1996 February 29Cairo(a "true object-oriented OS") planned after Windows NT 4.0 and had the

same primary and secondary version numbers.

1996 May 2 Windows Nashville(Windows 96)

1999 December 27

Windows Neptune, 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.[2]

2000 January 13Windows 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 the Whistler

project,[3]

later released as Windows XP.

[edit]See also

List of Microsoft software codenames
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Documents

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