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− | + | '''Windows''' is a series of [[operating system]]s produced and maintained by the [[Microsoft Corporation]]. It was estimated that as of December 2007<ref>[http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp OS Statistics]. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January 2008.</ref> Microsoft Windows accounted for nearly 90% of operating system usage, with 3 out of 4 being [[Windows XP]]. Windows is used for desktop, and [[server]] computers,<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx Windows Server 2003 R2 Home]. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2008.</ref> and more recently also for [[cellular phone]]s and tablet computers. It is intended for use with the [[Intel]] x86-64 family of processors. | |
− | '''Windows''' is a series of [[operating system]]s produced and maintained by the [[Microsoft Corporation]]. It was estimated that as of December 2007<ref>[http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp OS Statistics]. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January | + | |
Early versions of Windows (98 and earlier) were notoriously unreliable, despite (or maybe because of?) Microsoft's near-monopoly share of the operating system market. They crashed so often that the term "blue screen of death" entered the vocabulary. ''See also this satire: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX8yrOAjfKM&feature=related Matrix Runs on Windows XP]'' | Early versions of Windows (98 and earlier) were notoriously unreliable, despite (or maybe because of?) Microsoft's near-monopoly share of the operating system market. They crashed so often that the term "blue screen of death" entered the vocabulary. ''See also this satire: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX8yrOAjfKM&feature=related Matrix Runs on Windows XP]'' | ||
− | Initially Windows was a text-based system ( | + | Initially Windows was a text-based system (MS-DOS). Then a [[Graphical User Interface]] extension was added onto this MS-DOS core<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WinHistoryProGraphic.mspx Windows History: Windows Desktop Timeline]. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2008.</ref> It became a full GUI operating system free of the MS-DOS core beginning with the release of Windows NT. |
==Windows Major Release Versions== | ==Windows Major Release Versions== | ||
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! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space | ! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space | ||
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− | | '''Windows 1.0''' || 1.0 || November 20, 1985<ref>http://www.networkworld.com/article/2193906/windows/windows-1-0-turning-25--first-experiences-recalled.html</ref> || | + | | '''Windows 1.0''' || 1.0 || November 20, 1985<ref>http://www.networkworld.com/article/2193906/windows/windows-1-0-turning-25--first-experiences-recalled.html</ref> || Sold 500,000 copies <ref>[http://techland.time.com/2013/05/07/a-brief-history-of-windows-sales-figures-1985-present/ A brief history of Windowss sales figures 1985-present, Time, May 7, 2013]</ref> || || || |
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| Windows 1.02 || 1.02 || May 1986 || Multilingual (international) release of 1.0 || || || | | Windows 1.02 || 1.02 || May 1986 || Multilingual (international) release of 1.0 || || || | ||
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| '''Windows 1.04''' || 1.04 || April 1987 || Further functionality additions, including support for IBM PS/2 computers || || || | | '''Windows 1.04''' || 1.04 || April 1987 || Further functionality additions, including support for IBM PS/2 computers || || || | ||
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− | | '''Windows 2.0''' || 2.11 || March 13, 1989 || Last Windows version to run a [[Graphic User Interface|GUI]] as a shell over a base of | + | | '''Windows 2.0''' || 2.11 || March 13, 1989 || |
+ | *Last Windows version to run a [[Graphic User Interface|GUI]] as a shell over a base of MS-DOS<ref name="HowToGeek">http://www.howtogeek.com/132488/does-windows-still-rely-on-ms-dos</ref> | ||
+ | *Sold 1 million copies | ||
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− | | '''Windows 3.0''' || NT 3.0 || May 22, 1990 || First Windows version to run without an [[MS-DOS]] base<ref name="HowToGeek">http://www.howtogeek.com/132488/does-windows-still-rely-on-ms-dos</ref> || || || | + | | '''Windows 3.0''' || NT 3.0 || May 22, 1990 || |
+ | *First Windows version to run without an [[MS-DOS]] base<ref name="HowToGeek">http://www.howtogeek.com/132488/does-windows-still-rely-on-ms-dos</ref> | ||
+ | *Sold 4 million copies | ||
+ | || || || | ||
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− | | Windows 3.1 || 3.1 || April 1992 <!--or July 27, 1993--> || | + | | Windows 3.1 || 3.1 || April 1992 <!--or July 27, 1993--> || First MS operating system on [[CD-ROM]] |
+ | || | ||
* Windows 3.1 | * Windows 3.1 | ||
* Windows for Workgroups 3.1 (October 1992) | * Windows for Workgroups 3.1 (October 1992) | ||
− | || | + | || 1MB || i286 15MB |
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| Windows 3.2 || || November 22, 1993 || Chinese version of [[Windows 3.1]] || || || | | Windows 3.2 || || November 22, 1993 || Chinese version of [[Windows 3.1]] || || || | ||
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| Windows NT 3.51 || 3.51.1057 || May 30, 1995 || | | Windows NT 3.51 || 3.51.1057 || May 30, 1995 || | ||
− | *An operating system design that led to the elimination of [[Novell Networks]] leading market share. | + | *An operating system design that led to the elimination of [[Novell Networks]] leading market share. |
− | *This New Technologies (NT) kernel became the basis for all future Windows versions through Windows 10. | + | *This New Technologies (NT) kernel became the basis for all future Windows versions through Windows 10. |
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* Workstation | * Workstation | ||
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− | | '''Windows 95''' || NT 4.0.950 || August 24, 1995 || Uses the same skin as [[Windows 98|98]], [[Windows 2000|2000]], and [[Windows ME|ME]] || || 4MB<ref>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/138349</ref> || 40.8-76.2MB<ref>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/138349</ref> | + | | '''Windows 95''' || NT 4.0.950 || August 24, 1995 || Uses the same skin as [[Windows 98|98]], [[Windows 2000|2000]], and [[Windows ME|ME]] || || 4MB<ref>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/138349</ref> || 40.8-76.2MB<ref>https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/138349</ref> || |
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| Windows NT 4.0 || NT 4.0 || July 29, 1996 || || | | Windows NT 4.0 || NT 4.0 || July 29, 1996 || || | ||
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− | | Windows CE | + | | Windows CE Alder<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 1.0 || November 16, 1996<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || || || 2MB || |
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− | | '''[[Windows 98]]''' || NT 4.1.1998 || June 25, 1998 || Uses the same skin as 95, 2000, and ME || || 16MB || 500MB | + | | Windows CE Birch<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 2.0 || November 1997<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || Auto PC platform introduced<ref>[http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1224527 Auto PC: Windows CE hits the road, EETimes, July 14, 1999]</ref> || || || |
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+ | | '''[[Windows 98]]''' || NT 4.1.1998 || June 25, 1998 || Uses the same skin as 95, 2000, and ME | ||
+ | || || 16MB || 500MB | ||
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| '''Windows 98 Second Edition''' || NT 4.1.2222 || April 23, 1999 || Uses the same skin as 95, 2000, and ME || || || | | '''Windows 98 Second Edition''' || NT 4.1.2222 || April 23, 1999 || Uses the same skin as 95, 2000, and ME || || || | ||
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− | | Windows CE 2.1 | + | | Windows CE 2.1 || || || || || || |
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| '''[[Windows 2000]]''' || NT 5.0.2195 || February 17, 2000 || | | '''[[Windows 2000]]''' || NT 5.0.2195 || February 17, 2000 || | ||
− | *Uses the same skin as 95, 98, and ME | + | *Uses the same skin as 95, 98, and ME |
*Last dedicated operating system for business use | *Last dedicated operating system for business use | ||
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Professional: 650MB<br /> | Professional: 650MB<br /> | ||
Server and Advanced Server: 1GB<ref>http://windowsitpro.com/windows/windows-2000-hardware-requirements</ref> | Server and Advanced Server: 1GB<ref>http://windowsitpro.com/windows/windows-2000-hardware-requirements</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Windows CE Cedar || CE 3.0 || April 2000 || Windows CE for Automotive || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''Windows ME''' || NT 4.90.3000 || September 14, 2000 || | ||
+ | *Uses the same skin as 95, 98, and 2000 | ||
+ | *Last dedicated operating system for personal use | ||
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| '''[[Windows XP]]''' || 5.1.2600 || October 25, 2001 || | | '''[[Windows XP]]''' || 5.1.2600 || October 25, 2001 || | ||
− | *Last major version to use this layout, which was introduced with [[Windows 95]] | + | *Last major version to use this layout, which was introduced with [[Windows 95]] |
− | *XP was the beginning of one unified O/S for both personal and business use. | + | *XP was the beginning of one unified O/S for both personal and business use. |
+ | *Only one version is still supported by Microsoft, XP Embedded until January 2019. | ||
+ | *Sold 400 million copies | ||
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* Starter | * Starter | ||
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| Windows CE Talisker<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 4.0 || January 7, 2002 || || || || | | Windows CE Talisker<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 4.0 || January 7, 2002 || || || || | ||
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− | | Windows CE Jameson<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 4.1 || June 2002<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || || || || | + | | Windows CE Jameson<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 4.1 || June 2002<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || Windows Automotive || || || |
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− | | Windows CE McKendric<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 4.2 || April 2003<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || | + | | Windows CE McKendric<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 4.2 || April 2003<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || Windows Automotive 4.2 || || || |
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| ''Windows Server 2003'' || NT 5.2 || 2003 || || || || | | ''Windows Server 2003'' || NT 5.2 || 2003 || || || || | ||
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− | | Windows CE Macallan<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 5.0 || August 2004<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || | + | | Windows CE Macallan<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 5.0 || August 2004<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || Windows Automotive 5.0 || || 6MB<ref>https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms927515.aspx</ref> || |
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| ''Windows Server 2003 R2'' || || 2006 || || || || | | ''Windows Server 2003 R2'' || || 2006 || || || || | ||
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− | | Windows CE Yamazaki<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 6.0 || September 2006<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || | + | | Windows CE Yamazaki<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || CE 6.0 || September 2006<ref name="ce6.0">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki</ref> || |
+ | *Microsoft Auto 3.0 | ||
+ | *Zune HD | ||
+ | || || || | ||
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− | | '''[[Windows Vista]]''' || NT 6.0.6000 || January 30, 2007 || System uses new layout, but started out with some problems || | + | | '''[[Windows Vista]]''' || NT 6.0.6000 || January 30, 2007 || |
+ | *System uses new layout, but started out with some problems | ||
+ | *Sold 180 million copies | ||
+ | *Extended support ends April 11, 2017 <ref>[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle Windows lifecycle fact sheet]</ref> | ||
+ | || | ||
* Starter | * Starter | ||
* Home Basic | * Home Basic | ||
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| ''Windows Server 2008'' || || 2008 || || || 512 MB || Foundation: 10GB,<br /> other x32/86: 20GB,<br /> other x64: 32GB | | ''Windows Server 2008'' || || 2008 || || || 512 MB || Foundation: 10GB,<br /> other x32/86: 20GB,<br /> other x64: 32GB | ||
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− | | '''[[Windows 7]]''' || NT 6.1.7600 || October 22, 2009 || Uses the same basic layout as [[Windows Vista|Vista]], but system is more stable || | + | | '''[[Windows 7]]''' || NT 6.1.7600 || October 22, 2009 || |
+ | *Uses the same basic layout as [[Windows Vista|Vista]], but system is more stable | ||
+ | *Sold 600 million copies | ||
+ | *Extended support ends January 14, 2020 | ||
+ | || | ||
* Starter | * Starter | ||
* Home Basic | * Home Basic | ||
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| ''Windows Server 2008 R2'' || || 2010 || || || 512 MB || Foundation: 10GB, <br />others: 32GB | | ''Windows Server 2008 R2'' || || 2010 || || || 512 MB || Foundation: 10GB, <br />others: 32GB | ||
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+ | | ''Windows Embedded Compact 7 || CE 6.0 R3 || 2011 || | ||
+ | *Windows Embedded Automotive 7 | ||
+ | *Windows Phone 7 | ||
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| ''Windows Server 2012'' || NT 6.2 || 2012 || || | | ''Windows Server 2012'' || NT 6.2 || 2012 || || | ||
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| '''[[Windows 8]]''' || NT 6.2 || October 26, 2012 || | | '''[[Windows 8]]''' || NT 6.2 || October 26, 2012 || | ||
− | *Designed to serve as an [[Operating system|OS]] for all kinds of devices, including [[smartphone | + | *Designed to serve as an [[Operating system|OS]] for all kinds of devices, including [[smartphone]]s |
− | * Also did away with the Start menu | + | *Also did away with the Start menu |
− | * Sold surprisingly poorly | + | *Sold surprisingly poorly |
+ | *Extended support ends January 10, 2023 | ||
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* Standard | * Standard | ||
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− | | '''[[Windows 10]]''' || NT 6.4<ref>http://windowsitpro.com/windows-10/windows-10s-inventoried-version-number</ref> || July 29, 2015 || Designed to collect personal information and customize itself based on preferences | + | | '''[[Windows 10]]''' || NT 6.4<ref>http://windowsitpro.com/windows-10/windows-10s-inventoried-version-number</ref> || July 29, 2015 || |
+ | *Designed to collect personal information and customize itself based on preferences | ||
+ | *270 million copies of version 10 are in use as of March 2016.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-nadella-idUSKCN0WW21Q Microsoft's Windows 10 reaches 270 million users, no mobile numbers, Reuters, March 30, 2016]</ref> | ||
+ | *Extended support ends October 14, 2025 | ||
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* Home | * Home | ||
* Professional | * Professional | ||
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|| x32/x86: 16GB,<br /> x64: 20GB<ref>https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/2257/windows-10-minimum-hardware-requirements-for-pc</ref><ref>https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn915086%28v=vs.85%29.aspx</ref> | || x32/x86: 16GB,<br /> x64: 20GB<ref>https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/2257/windows-10-minimum-hardware-requirements-for-pc</ref><ref>https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn915086%28v=vs.85%29.aspx</ref> | ||
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− | | | + | | Windows Server 2016 || || September 26, 2016 || || |
+ | *Essentials | ||
+ | *Standard | ||
+ | *Datacenter | ||
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! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space | ! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space | ||
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{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
− | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx Microsoft Windows Home Page] | *[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx Microsoft Windows Home Page] | ||
− | [[Category: Operating Systems]] | + | [[Category:Operating Systems]] |
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] |
Revision as of 02:28, August 29, 2017
Windows is a series of operating systems produced and maintained by the Microsoft Corporation. It was estimated that as of December 2007[1] Microsoft Windows accounted for nearly 90% of operating system usage, with 3 out of 4 being Windows XP. Windows is used for desktop, and server computers,[2] and more recently also for cellular phones and tablet computers. It is intended for use with the Intel x86-64 family of processors.
Early versions of Windows (98 and earlier) were notoriously unreliable, despite (or maybe because of?) Microsoft's near-monopoly share of the operating system market. They crashed so often that the term "blue screen of death" entered the vocabulary. See also this satire: Matrix Runs on Windows XP
Initially Windows was a text-based system (MS-DOS). Then a Graphical User Interface extension was added onto this MS-DOS core[3] It became a full GUI operating system free of the MS-DOS core beginning with the release of Windows NT.
Windows Major Release Versions
Name | Version Number | Public Release | Notes | Editions | Minimum RAM required | Minimum drive space | |
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Windows 1.0 | 1.0 | November 20, 1985[4] | Sold 500,000 copies [5] | ||||
Windows 1.02 | 1.02 | May 1986 | Multilingual (international) release of 1.0 | ||||
Windows 1.03 | 1.03 | August 1986 | Further upgrades for international use, including more drivers and European keyboard support | ||||
Windows 1.04 | 1.04 | April 1987 | Further functionality additions, including support for IBM PS/2 computers | ||||
Windows 2.0 | 2.11 | March 13, 1989 | |||||
Windows 3.0 | NT 3.0 | May 22, 1990 | |||||
Windows 3.1 | 3.1 | April 1992 | First MS operating system on CD-ROM |
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Windows 3.2 | November 22, 1993 | Chinese version of Windows 3.1 | |||||
Windows NT 3.5 | 3.5.807 | September 21, 1994 |
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Windows NT 3.51 | 3.51.1057 | May 30, 1995 |
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Windows 95 | NT 4.0.950 | August 24, 1995 | Uses the same skin as 98, 2000, and ME | 4MB[7] | 40.8-76.2MB[8] | ||
Windows NT 4.0 | NT 4.0 | July 29, 1996 |
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Windows CE Alder[9] | CE 1.0 | November 16, 1996[9] | 2MB | ||||
Windows CE Birch[9] | CE 2.0 | November 1997[9] | Auto PC platform introduced[10] | ||||
Windows 98 | NT 4.1.1998 | June 25, 1998 | Uses the same skin as 95, 2000, and ME | 16MB | 500MB | ||
Windows 98 Second Edition | NT 4.1.2222 | April 23, 1999 | Uses the same skin as 95, 2000, and ME | ||||
Windows CE 2.1 | |||||||
Windows 2000 | NT 5.0.2195 | February 17, 2000 |
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Windows CE Cedar | CE 3.0 | April 2000 | Windows CE for Automotive | ||||
Windows ME | NT 4.90.3000 | September 14, 2000 |
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Windows XP | 5.1.2600 | October 25, 2001 |
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Windows CE Talisker[9] | CE 4.0 | January 7, 2002 | |||||
Windows CE Jameson[9] | CE 4.1 | June 2002[9] | Windows Automotive | ||||
Windows CE McKendric[9] | CE 4.2 | April 2003[9] | Windows Automotive 4.2 | ||||
Windows Server 2003 | NT 5.2 | 2003 | |||||
Windows CE Macallan[9] | CE 5.0 | August 2004[9] | Windows Automotive 5.0 | 6MB[13] | |||
Windows Server 2003 R2 | 2006 | ||||||
Windows CE Yamazaki[9] | CE 6.0 | September 2006[9] |
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Windows Vista | NT 6.0.6000 | January 30, 2007 |
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Windows Server 2008 | 2008 | 512 MB | Foundation: 10GB, other x32/86: 20GB, other x64: 32GB | ||||
Windows 7 | NT 6.1.7600 | October 22, 2009 |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 | 2010 | 512 MB | Foundation: 10GB, others: 32GB | ||||
Windows Embedded Compact 7 | CE 6.0 R3 | 2011 |
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Windows Server 2012 | NT 6.2 | 2012 |
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Windows 8 | NT 6.2 | October 26, 2012 |
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x32/x86: 16GB, x64: 20GB | |
Windows RT | NT 6.3 | October 30, 2012 |
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32-Bit: 2GB [16] | 32-Bit: 20GB, 32GB | |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | NT 6.3 | 2013 |
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Windows 8.1 | NT 6.3 | October 17, 2013 | Slight update from 8.0 which brings back the Start button |
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Windows 10 | NT 6.4[17] | July 29, 2015 |
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x32/x86: 1GB, x64: 2GB[19] |
x32/x86: 16GB, x64: 20GB[20][21] | |
Windows Server 2016 | September 26, 2016 |
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Name | Version Number | Public Release | Notes | Editions | Minimum RAM required | Minimum drive space |
(Some popular NT releases are listed in bold and special server releases are listed in italic.) [22][23][24][25]
See also
- What happened to Windows 9?
- Linux
- Tails Secure Anonymous Operating System
- Mac OS and iOS
- Unix
- Android
References
- ↑ OS Statistics. Refsnes Data. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ↑ Windows Server 2003 R2 Home. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ↑ Windows History: Windows Desktop Timeline. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ↑ http://www.networkworld.com/article/2193906/windows/windows-1-0-turning-25--first-experiences-recalled.html
- ↑ A brief history of Windowss sales figures 1985-present, Time, May 7, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.howtogeek.com/132488/does-windows-still-rely-on-ms-dos
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/138349
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/138349
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikehall/2006/09/20/ce-6-0-why-the-codename-yamazaki
- ↑ Auto PC: Windows CE hits the road, EETimes, July 14, 1999
- ↑ http://windowsitpro.com/windows/windows-2000-hardware-requirements
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_install/how-much-ram-is-required-by-windows-xp-to-operate/6e341e7e-4656-4bcb-94e8-d7efc35d3b56?auth=1
- ↑ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms927515.aspx
- ↑ Windows lifecycle fact sheet
- ↑ http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/how-much-ram-do-i-need-721332
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/system-requirements
- ↑ http://windowsitpro.com/windows-10/windows-10s-inventoried-version-number
- ↑ Microsoft's Windows 10 reaches 270 million users, no mobile numbers, Reuters, March 30, 2016
- ↑ http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_upgrade/how-much-ram-will-windows-10-use/769c6a0e-82de-4254-ae65-59a84c6a5886
- ↑ https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/2257/windows-10-minimum-hardware-requirements-for-pc
- ↑ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn915086%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
- ↑ http://www.nextofwindows.com/a-list-of-windows-operating-system-version-number
- ↑ http://www.computerhope.com/whow.htm
- ↑ http://www.carrona.org/winreldt.html#31
- ↑ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history#T1=era0