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[[Microsoft Windows]] is a family of operating systems developed by [[Microsoft]]. It currently uses the [[File Explorer|File Explorer]] shell.
[[Microsoft Windows]] is a family of operating systems developed by [[Microsoft]]. It currently uses the [[File Explorer|File Explorer]] shell.
== Versions ==  
== Versions ==  

Revision as of 00:38, 26 August 2015

Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft. It currently uses the File Explorer shell.

Versions

16-bit MS-DOS-based Operating Systems

Trade name Version Codename Additional information
Windows 1.x 1.0x Interface Manager First version of Windows
Windows 2.x 2.xx Unknown
Windows 3.x 3.x Snowball Older versions: Janus (3.1), Kato/Sparta (WfW 3.1)

16/32-bit hybrid Operating Systems (Monolithic) (on DOS Foundation)

Trade name Version Codename Additional information
Windows 95 4.0 Chicago Start Menu introduced.
Windows "Nashville" 4.1 Nashville 1 build leaked, Not released
Windows 98 4.1 Memphis
Windows Me 4.9 Millenium

NT-based Operating Systems

Trade name Version Codename Additional information
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 NT 5.0 Also known as Memphis NT
Windows "Neptune" 5.5 Neptune 1 build leaked, Not released
Windows "Triton" (?) Triton Not released
Windows "Odyssey" 6.0(?) 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 builds, re-named to Windows Vista
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 Start menu removed, replaced with start screen
Windows RT 6.2 Windows on ARM Only available to Microsoft partners.
Windows Server 2012 6.2 Server 8
Windows 8.1 6.3 Blue
Windows RT 8.1 6.3 Unknown
Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3 Server 'Blue'
Windows Server 2016 10.0 Threshold Server Currently in development
Windows 10 10.0 Threshold

Windows Pocket PC

Trade name Version Codename Additional information
Windows Mobile 2000 2.X Rapier To come
Windows PocketPC 2002 3.X Merlin To come

Windows Mobile

Trade name Version Codename Additional information
Windows Mobile 2003 4.X Windows Mobile 4.0 To come
Windows Mobile 5 5.X Windows Mobile 5.0 To come
Windows Mobile 6 6.X Windows Mobile 6, 6.1, 6.5.5 To come

Windows Phone

Trade name Version Codename Additional information
Windows Phone 7 7.0 Windows Phone 7, Mango (7.5), Windows Phone 7.8 Unsupported since October 14, 2014, last version based on Windows CE
Windows Phone 8 8.0 Windows Phone 8, Portico (GDR1), Blue (8.1) First version to use the NT kernel
Windows 10 Mobile 10.0 Windows 10 Mobile First version to run the same Windows OS as both Tablet and PC. Currently in development.

See also