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DavidB4: The NT numbering circus continues

2022-11-08T05:34:46Z

The NT numbering circus continues

DavidB4: /* Windows Major Release Versions */ Win 11 details, etc.

2022-11-08T05:28:59Z

Windows Major Release Versions: Win 11 details, etc.

DavidB4: /* Windows Major Release Versions */

2021-08-12T22:13:44Z

Windows Major Release Versions

DavidB4: /* Windows Major Release Versions */ link

2021-08-12T22:05:35Z

Windows Major Release Versions: link

DavidB4 at 21:39, August 12, 2021

2021-08-12T21:39:14Z

DavidB4 at 06:55, August 11, 2021

2021-08-11T06:55:33Z

DavidB4: win11

2021-08-11T06:54:57Z

win11

DavidB4: /* Windows Major Release Versions */ Win11

2021-07-02T19:38:48Z

Windows Major Release Versions: Win11

Yeschayi at 20:19, April 15, 2021

2021-04-15T20:19:34Z

Eac: Added link

2021-03-24T21:55:04Z

Added link

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-| '''[[Windows 10]]''' || NT 6.4<ref>http://windowsitpro.com/windows-10/windows-10s-inventoried-version-number</ref>  || July 29, 2015 ||
+| '''[[Windows 10]]''' || NT 6.4<ref>http://windowsitpro.com/windows-10/windows-10s-inventoried-version-number</ref>
 *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>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-nadella-idUSKCN0WW21Q Microsoft's Windows 10 reaches 270 million users, no mobile numbers, Reuters, March 30, 2016]</ref>
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-| '''[[Windows 11]]''' || || October 5, 2021 ||
+| '''[[Windows 11]]''' || NT 10 || October 5, 2021 ||
 *Officially Requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0
 *Unofficially, some users have reported running the OS without TPM 2.0 support<ref>https://windowsreport.com/install-windows-11-without-tpm/</ref><ref>https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-without-tpm-20-and-why-you-shouldnt</ref>

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 *270 million copies of version 10 are in use as of March 2016.<ref>[https://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
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-| '''[[Windows 11]]''' ||  || TBA ||  || ||  4GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> || 64GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> ||
+| '''[[Windows 11]]''' || || October 5, 2021 ||
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 ! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space

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-| [[Windows 11]] ||  || TBA ||  || ||  4GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> || 64GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> ||
+| '''[[Windows 11]]''' ||  || TBA ||  || ||  4GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> || 64GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> ||
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 ! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space

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-| Windows 11 ||  || TBA ||  || ||  4GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> || 64GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> ||
+| [[Windows 11]] ||  || TBA ||  || ||  4GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> || 64GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> ||
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 ! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space

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-| Windows 11 ||  || TBA ||  || ||  4GB || 64GB ||
+| Windows 11 ||  || TBA ||  || ||  4GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> || 64GB<ref name="windowscentral.com">https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-11-system-requirements</ref> ||
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 ! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space

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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|operating system]] usage, with 3 out of 4 being [[Windows XP]]. Windows is used for desktop, and [[server]] computers,<ref>[https://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.
-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.
+Early versions of Windows (98 and earlier) were notoriously unreliable, despite (or maybe because of?) Microsoft's near-monopoly share of the desktop operating system market. They crashed so often that the term "blue screen of death" entered the vocabulary.
 Initially Windows was a text-based system (MS-DOS).  Then a [[Graphical User Interface]] extension was added onto this MS-DOS core<ref>[https://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.

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 ! Name !! Version Number !! Public Release !! Notes !! Editions !! Minimum [[Random-access memory|RAM]] required !! Minimum [[Hard drive|drive]] space
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 (Some popular NT releases are listed in '''bold''' and special server releases are listed in ''italic''.) <ref>http://www.nextofwindows.com/a-list-of-windows-operating-system-version-number</ref><ref>http://www.computerhope.com/whow.htm</ref><ref>http://www.carrona.org/winreldt.html#31</ref><ref>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history#T1=era0</ref>

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 ||Home Basic: 512MB,<br /> All Others: 1GB<ref>http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/how-much-ram-do-i-need-721332</ref>|| 20GB
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-| ''Windows Server 2008'' ||   || 2008 ||   ||   || 512 MB || Foundation: 10GB,<br /> other x32/86: 20GB,<br /> other x64: 32GB
+| ''Windows Server 2008'' ||   || February 27, 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 ||

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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>[https://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 2008.</ref> Microsoft Windows accounted for nearly 90% of [[Operating system\|operating system]] usage, with 3 out of 4 being [[Windows XP]]. Windows is used for desktop, and [[server]] computers,<ref>[https://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.

	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: [https://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: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX8yrOAjfKM&feature=related Matrix Runs on Windows XP]''