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[[Microsoft Windows]] is a family of operating systems developed by [[Microsoft]].  
[[Microsoft Windows]] is a family of operating systems developed by [[Microsoft]].  
== Versions ==  
== Versions ==  
=== 16-bit DOS Shells ===
<table class="wikitable">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
<tr>
|-
    <th>Trade name</th>
! scope="col" width="260"|Trade name
    <th>Version</th>
! scope="col" width="60"|Version
    <th>Codename</th>
! scope="col" width="110"|Code name
    <th>Additional information</th>
! scope="col" width="370"|Additional info
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:1|Windows 1.x]]
    <th colspan="4"><h3>16-bit "DOS shells"</h3></th>
|  1.x
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:2|Windows 2.x]]
    <td>[[Windows:1|Windows 1.x]]</td>
|  2.x
    <td>1.x</td>
|-
    <td></td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:3|Windows 3.x]]
    <td></td>
|  3.x || Snowball || Older versions: Janus (3.1), Kato/Sparta (WfW 3.1)
</tr>
|}
<tr>
 
    <td>[[Windows:2|Windows 2.x]]</td>
=== 16/32 bit Hybrid OS ===
    <td>2.x</td>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
    <td></td>
|-
    <td></td>
! scope="col" width="260" | Trade name
</tr>
! scope="col" width="60" | Version
<tr>
! scope="col" width="110" | Code name
    <td>[[Windows:3|Windows 3.x]]</td>
! scope="col" width="370" | Additional info
    <td>3.x</td>
|-
    <td>Snowball</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:95|Windows 95]]
    <td>Older versions: Janus (3.1), Kato/Sparta (WfW 3.1)</td>
|  4.0 || Chicago
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Nashville|Windows "Nashville"]]
    <th colspan="4"><h3>16/32-bit hybrids (on DOS foundation)</h3></th>
|  4.1 || Nashville || Not released, previous codename "Cleveland"
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:98|Windows 98]]
    <td>[[Windows:95|Windows 95]]</td>
|  4.1 || Memphis
    <td>4.0</td>
|-
    <td>Chicago</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:ME|Windows Me]]
    <td></td>
|  4.9 || Millenium
</tr>
|}
<tr>
 
    <td>[[Windows:Nashville|Windows "Nashville"]]</td>
=== NT line OS ===
    <td>4.1</td>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
    <td>Nashville</td>
|-
    <td>Not released, previous codename "Cleveland"</td>
! scope="col" width="260" | Trade name
</tr>
! scope="col" width="60" | Version
<tr>
! scope="col" width="110" | Code name
    <td>[[Windows:98|Windows 98]]</td>
! scope="col" width="370" | Additional info
    <td>4.1</td>
|-
    <td>Memphis</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:NT 3.1|Windows NT 3.1]]
    <td></td>
|  3.1 || NT OS/2
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:NT 3.5x|Windows NT 3.5x]]
    <td>[[Windows:ME|Windows Me]]</td>
| 3.5x || Daytona
    <td>4.9</td>
|-
    <td>Millenium</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:NT 4.00|Windows NT 4.0]]
    <td></td>
| 4.0 || Cairo
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:2000|Windows 2000]]
    <th colspan="4"><h3>32- and/or 64-bit NT OS</h3></th>
| 5.0 || MemphisNT
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Neptune|Windows "Neptune"]]
    <td>[[Windows:NT 3.1|Windows NT 3.1]]</td>
| 5.5 || Neptune || Not released
    <td>3.1</td>
|-
    <td>NT OS/2</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Triton|Windows "Triton"]]
    <td></td>
| (?) || Triton || Not released
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Odyssey|Windows "Odyssey"]]
    <td>[[Windows:NT 3.5x|Windows NT 3.5x]]</td>
| (?) || Odyssey || Not released
    <td>3.5x</td>
|-
    <td>Daytona</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:XP|Windows XP]]
    <td></td>
| 5.1 || Whistler
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Fundamentals for Legacy PC's|Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC's]]
    <td>[[Windows:NT 4.00|Windows NT 4.0]]</td>
| 5.1 || Eiger, Monch
    <td>4.0</td>
|-
    <td>Cairo</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:XP|Windows XP x64]]
    <td></td>
| 5.2 || Anvil || Based on Server 2003
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Server 2003|Windows Server 2003]]
    <td>[[Windows:2000|Windows 2000]]</td>
| 5.2 || .NET Server || Previous Codenames : "Whistler Server"
    <td>5.0</td>
|-
    <td>MemphisNT</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Home Server|Windows Home Server]]
    <td></td>
| 5.2 || Quattro
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Longhorn|Windows "Longhorn"]]
    <td>[[Windows:Neptune|Windows "Neptune"]]</td>
| 6.0 || Longhorn || Pre-reset
    <td>5.5</td>
|-
    <td>Neptune</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Vista|Windows Vista]]
    <td>Not released</td>
| 6.0 || Longhorn || Code Reset, .NET Server RC1 > 2003 SP1 RC
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Server 2008|Windows Server 2008]]
    <td>[[Windows:Triton|Windows "Triton"]]</td>
| 6.0 || Longhorn Server
    <td>(?)</td>
|-
    <td>Triton</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Small Business Server 2008|Windows Small Business Server 2008]]
    <td>Not released</td>
| 6.0 || Cougar
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Essential Business Server 2008|Windows Essential Business Server 2008]]
    <td>[[Windows:Odyssey|Windows "Odyssey"]]</td>
| 6.0 || Centro
    <td>(?)</td>
|-
    <td>Odyssey</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Embedded 2009|Windows Embedded 2009]]
    <td>Not released</td>
| 5.1 || Quebec
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:7|Windows 7]]
    <td>[[Windows:XP|Windows XP]]</td>
| 6.1 || 7 || Previous codenames: "Blackcomb", "Vienna"
    <td>5.1</td>
|-
    <td>Whistler</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Server 2008 R2|Windows Server 2008 R2]]
    <td></td>
| 6.1 || Server 7
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Embedded_7|Windows Embedded 7]]
    <td>[[Windows:Fundamentals for Legacy PC's|Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC's]]</td>
| 6.1 || Quebec
    <td>5.1</td>
|-
    <td>Eiger, Monch</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Multipoint Server 2010|Windows Multipoint Server 2010]]
    <td></td>
| 1.0 || Solution Server
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Multipoint Server 2011|Windows Multipoint Server 2011]]
    <td>[[Windows:XP|Windows XP x64]]</td>
| 6.1 || WMS 2
    <td>5.2</td>
|-
    <td>Anvil</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Small_Business_Server_2011_Standard|Windows Small Business Server 2011]]
    <td>Based on Server 2003</td>
| 6.1 || SBS 7
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Small_Business_Server_2011_Essentials|Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials]]
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2003|Windows Server 2003]]</td>
| 6.1 || Aurora
    <td>5.2</td>
|-
    <td>.NET Server</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Home Server 2011|Windows Home Server 2011]]
    <td>Previous Codenames&#160;: "Whistler Server"</td>
| 6.1 || Vail
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Thin PC|Windows Thin PC]]
    <td>[[Windows:Home Server|Windows Home Server]]</td>
| 6.1 || Unknown
    <td>5.2</td>
|-
    <td>Quattro</td>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:8|Windows 8]]
    <td></td>
| 6.2 || 8 || Currently in development
</tr>
|-
<tr>
! scope="row" | [[Windows:Server 8|Windows Server 8]]
    <td>[[Windows:Longhorn|Windows "Longhorn"]]</td>
| 6.2 || Server 8 || Currently in development
    <td>6.0</td>
|}
    <td>Longhorn</td>
    <td>Pre-reset</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Vista|Windows Vista]]</td>
    <td>6.0</td>
    <td>Longhorn</td>
    <td>Code Reset, .NET Server RC1 &gt; 2003 SP1 RC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2008|Windows Server 2008]]</td>
    <td>6.0</td>
    <td>Longhorn Server</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Small Business Server 2008|Windows Small Business Server 2008]]</td>
    <td>6.0</td>
    <td>Cougar</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Essential Business Server 2008|Windows Essential Business Server 2008]]</td>
    <td>6.0</td>
    <td>Centro</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Embedded 2009|Windows Embedded 2009]]</td>
    <td>5.1</td>
    <td>Quebec</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:7|Windows 7]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>7</td>
    <td>Previous codenames: "Blackcomb", "Vienna"</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2008 R2|Windows Server 2008 R2]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Server 7</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Embedded 7|Windows Embedded 7]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Quebec</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Multipoint Server 2010|Windows Multipoint Server 2010]]</td>
    <td>1.0</td>
    <td>Solution Server</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Multipoint Server 2011|Windows Multipoint Server 2011]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>WMS 2</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Small Business Server 2011 Standard|Windows Small Business Server 2011]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>SBS 7</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Small Business Server 2011 Essentials|Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Aurora</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Home Server 2011|Windows Home Server 2011]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Vail</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Thin PC|Windows Thin PC]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Unknown</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:8|Windows 8]]</td>
    <td>6.2</td>
    <td>8</td>
    <td>Currently in development</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 8|Windows Server 8]]</td>
    <td>6.2</td>
    <td>Server 8</td>
    <td>Currently in development</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th>Additional information</th>
</tr>
</table>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 22:28, 16 March 2012

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Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft.

Versions

Trade name Version Codename Additional information

16-bit "DOS shells"
Windows 1.x 1.x
Windows 2.x 2.x
Windows 3.x 3.x Snowball Older versions: Janus (3.1), Kato/Sparta (WfW 3.1)

16/32-bit hybrids (on DOS foundation)
Windows 95 4.0 Chicago
Windows "Nashville" 4.1 Nashville Not released, previous codename "Cleveland"
Windows 98 4.1 Memphis
Windows Me 4.9 Millenium

32- and/or 64-bit NT OS
Windows NT 3.1 3.1 NT OS/2
Windows NT 3.5x 3.5x Daytona
Windows NT 4.0 4.0 Cairo
Windows 2000 5.0 MemphisNT
Windows "Neptune" 5.5 Neptune Not released
Windows "Triton" (?) Triton Not released
Windows "Odyssey" (?) Odyssey Not released
Windows XP 5.1 Whistler
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC's 5.1 Eiger, Monch
Windows XP x64 5.2 Anvil Based on Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 5.2 .NET Server Previous Codenames : "Whistler Server"
Windows Home Server 5.2 Quattro
Windows "Longhorn" 6.0 Longhorn Pre-reset
Windows Vista 6.0 Longhorn Code Reset, .NET Server RC1 > 2003 SP1 RC
Windows Server 2008 6.0 Longhorn Server
Windows Small Business Server 2008 6.0 Cougar
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 6.0 Centro
Windows Embedded 2009 5.1 Quebec
Windows 7 6.1 7 Previous codenames: "Blackcomb", "Vienna"
Windows Server 2008 R2 6.1 Server 7
Windows Embedded 7 6.1 Quebec
Windows Multipoint Server 2010 1.0 Solution Server
Windows Multipoint Server 2011 6.1 WMS 2
Windows Small Business Server 2011 6.1 SBS 7
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials 6.1 Aurora
Windows Home Server 2011 6.1 Vail
Windows Thin PC 6.1 Unknown
Windows 8 6.2 8 Currently in development
Windows Server 8 6.2 Server 8 Currently in development
Trade name Version Codename Additional information

See also

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