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Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems developed by [[Microsoft]]. It currently uses the [[Windows Explorer|Windows Explorer]] shell.<br>
Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems developed by [[Microsoft]]. It currently uses the [[Windows Explorer|Windows Explorer]] shell.<br>
'''If a release is available on the BetaArchive FTP, this ✔ symbol will be next to the release name.'''
== Versions ==
<table class="wikitable">
<th colspan="7"><h3>16-bit MS-DOS-based Operating Systems</h3></th>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th colspan="3">Additional information</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th></tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:1|Windows 1.x]]</td>
    <td>1.0x</td>
    <td>Interface Manager</td>
    <td colspan="3">First version of Windows</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:2|Windows 2.x]]</td>
    <td>2.xx</td>
    <td>Unknown</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:3|Windows 3.x]]</td>
    <td>3.x</td>
    <td>Snowball</td>
    <td colspan="3">Other versions: Janus (3.1), Kato/Sparta (WfW 3.1)</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th colspan="7"><h3>16/32-bit hybrid Operating Systems (Monolithic) (on DOS Foundation)</h3></th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th colspan="3">Additional information</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:95|Windows 95]]</td>
    <td>4.0</td>
    <td>Chicago</td>
    <td colspan="3">Start Menu introduced.</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Nashville|Windows "Nashville"]]</td>
    <td>4.1</td>
    <td>Nashville</td>
    <td colspan="3">1 build leaked, Not released</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:98|Windows 98]]</td>
    <td>4.1</td>
    <td>Memphis</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:ME|Windows Me]]</td>
    <td>4.9</td>
    <td>Millenium</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th colspan="7"><h3>NT Based Operating Systems</h3></th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th colspan="3">Additional information</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:NT 3.1|Windows NT 3.1]]</td>
    <td>3.1</td>
    <td>NT OS/2</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:NT 3.5x|Windows NT 3.5x]]</td>
    <td>3.5x</td>
    <td>Daytona</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Codename Cairo|Windows Codename Cairo]]</td>
    <td>4.0</td>
    <td>Cairo</td>
    <td colspan="3">Not released, planned"</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:NT 4.00|Windows NT 4.0]]</td>
    <td>4.0</td>
    <td>Shell Update Release</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:2000|Windows 2000]]</td>
    <td>5.0</td>
    <td>Memphis NT</td>
    <td colspan="3">Beta builds was called "NT 5.0"</td>
    <td>✔</td> 
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Neptune|Windows "Neptune"]]</td>
    <td>5.5</td>
    <td>Neptune</td>
    <td colspan="3">1 build leaked, Not released</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Triton|Windows "Triton"]]</td>
    <td>(?)</td>
    <td>Triton</td>
    <td colspan="3">Not released</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Odyssey|Windows "Odyssey"]]</td>
    <td>6.0(?)</td>
    <td>Odyssey</td>
    <td colspan="3">Not released</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:XP|Windows XP]]</td>
    <td>5.1</td>
    <td>Whistler</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Fundamentals for Legacy PC's|Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC's]]</td>
    <td>5.1</td>
    <td>Eiger, Monch</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:XP|Windows XP x64]]</td>
    <td>5.2</td>
    <td>Anvil</td>
    <td colspan="3">Based on Server 2003</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2003|Windows Server 2003]]</td>
    <td>5.2</td>
    <td>.NET Server</td>
    <td colspan="3">Previous Codenames&#160;: "Whistler Server"</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Home Server|Windows Home Server]]</td>
    <td>5.2</td>
    <td>Quattro</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Longhorn|Windows "Longhorn"]]</td>
    <td>6.0</td>
    <td>Longhorn</td>
    <td colspan="3">Pre-reset builds, re-named to Windows Vista</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Vista|Windows Vista]]</td>
    <td>6.0</td>
    <td>Longhorn Omega-13</td>
    <td colspan="3">Code Reset, .NET Server RC1 &gt; 2003 SP1 RC</td>
    <td>✔</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2008|Windows Server 2008]]</td>
    <td>6.0</td>
    <td>Longhorn Server</td>
    <td colspan="3"></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 colspan="3"></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 colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Embedded 2009|Windows Embedded 2009]]</td>
    <td>5.1</td>
    <td>Quebec</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:7|Windows 7]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Vienna</td>
    <td colspan="3">Previous codename was Blackcomb</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2008 R2|Windows Server 2008 R2]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Server 7</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Embedded 7|Windows Embedded 7]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Quebec</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Multipoint Server 2010|Windows Multipoint Server 2010]]</td>
    <td>1.0</td>
    <td>Solution Server</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Multipoint Server 2011|Windows Multipoint Server 2011]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>WMS 2</td>
    <td colspan="3"></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 colspan="3"></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 colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Home Server 2011|Windows Home Server 2011]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Vail</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Thin PC|Windows Thin PC]]</td>
    <td>6.1</td>
    <td>Unknown</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:8|Windows 8]]</td>
    <td>6.2</td>
    <td>Windows 8</td>
    <td colspan="3">Start menu removed, replaced with start screen</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:RT|Windows RT]]</td>
    <td>6.2</td>
    <td>Windows on ARM</td>
    <td colspan="3">Only available to Microsoft partners.</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2012|Windows Server 2012]]</td>
    <td>6.2</td>
    <td>Server 8</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:8.1|Windows 8.1]]</td>
    <td>6.3</td>
    <td>Blue</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:RT:8.1|Windows RT 8.1]]</td>
    <td>6.3</td>
    <td>Unknown</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server 2012 R2|Windows Server 2012 R2]]</td>
    <td>6.3</td>
    <td>Server 'Blue'</td>
    <td colspan="3"></td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server:2016|Windows Server 2016]]
    <td>10.0</td>
    <td>Redstone Server</td>
    <td colspan="3">Previous codenames: Server xNext, Threshold Server</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Server:2019|Windows Server 2019]]
    <td>N/A</td>
    <td>vNext</td>
    <td colspan="3">Pre-Release build released. Not finished yet</td>
    <td></td>
<tr>
    <th colspan="7"><h3>Windows 10 Operating Systems</h3></th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th>Update name</th>
    <th>Build lab</th>
    <th>Development status</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10|Windows 10]]</td>
    <td>10.0</td>
    <td>Threshold</td>
    <td>Windows 10</td>
    <td>th1</td>
    <td>Released, no longer supported.</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10:TH2|Windows 10 TH2]]</td>
    <td>v1511</td>
    <td>Threshold 2</td>
    <td>November Update</td>
    <td>th2_release</td>
    <td>Released</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10:RS1|Windows 10 RS1]]</td>
    <td>v1607</td>
    <td>Redstone 1</td>
    <td>Anniversary Update</td>
    <td>rs1_release</td>
    <td>Released</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10:RS2|Windows 10 RS2]]</td>
    <td>v1703</td>
    <td>Redstone 2</td>
    <td>Creators Update</td>
    <td>rs2_release</td>
    <td>Released</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10:RS3|Windows 10 RS3]]</td>
    <td>v1709</td>
    <td>Redstone 3</td>
    <td>Fall Creators Update</td>
    <td>rs3_release</td>
    <td>Released</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10:RS4|Windows 10 RS4]]</td>
    <td>TBD</td>
    <td>Redstone 4</td>
    <td>April 2018 Update</td>
    <td>rs_prerelease</td>
    <td>In finalization</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10:RS5|Windows 10 RS5]]</td>
    <td>TBD</td>
    <td>Redstone 5</td>
    <td></td>
    <td>rs_prerelease</td>
    <td>In finalization</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="7"><h3>Windows CE</h3></th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th colspan="3">Additional information</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:CE:1.0|Windows CE 1.0]]</td>
    <td>1.0</td>
    <td>Pegasus/Alder</td>
    <td colspan="3">First release. Unsupported as of December 31, 2001</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:CE:2.0|Windows CE 2.0]]</td>
    <td>2.0</td>
    <td>Birch</td>
    <td colspan="3">Unsupported as of September 30, 2002</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:CE:3.0|Windows CE 3.0]]</td>
    <td>3.0</td>
    <td>Cedar/Galileo</td>
    <td colspan="3">Unsupported as of October 9, 2007</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:CE:4.X|Windows CE 4.X]]</td>
    <td>4.x</td>
    <td>Talisker/Jameson/McKendrick</td>
    <td colspan="3">Unsupported as of July 10, 2012</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:CE:5.X|Windows CE 5.X]]</td>
    <td>5.x</td>
    <td>Macallan</td>
    <td colspan="3">Unsupported as of October 14, 2014</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:CE:6.X|Windows CE 6.X]]</td>
    <td>6.x</td>
    <td>Yamazaki</td>
    <td colspan="3">Unsupported as of April 10, 2018</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<th colspan="7"><h3>Windows Pocket PC</h3></th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th colspan="3">Additional information</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:PocketPC:2000|Windows Mobile 2000]]</td>
    <td>2.X</td>
    <td>Rapier</td>
    <td colspan="3">Based on Windows CE 3.0</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:PocketPC:2002|Windows PocketPC 2002]]</td>
    <td>3.X</td>
    <td>Merlin</td>
    <td colspan="3">Based on Windows CE 3.0</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="7"><h3>Windows Mobile</h3></th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th colspan="3">Additional information</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Mobile:2003|Windows Mobile 2003]]</td>
    <td>4.X</td>
    <td>Ozone</td>
    <td colspan="3">Based on Windows CE 4.20</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Mobile:5|Windows Mobile 5]]</td>
    <td>5.X</td>
    <td>Magneto</td>
    <td colspan="3">Based on Windows CE 4.60</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Mobile:6|Windows Mobile 6]]</td>
    <td>6.X</td>
    <td>Crossbow</td>
    <td colspan="3">Based on Windows CE 5.10</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th colspan="7"><h3>Windows Phone</h3></th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <th>Trade name</th>
    <th>Version</th>
    <th>Codename</th>
    <th colspan="3">Additional information</th>
    <th>Available on FTP?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Phone:7|Windows Phone 7]]</td>
    <td>7.0</td>
    <td>Windows Phone 7</td>
    <td colspan="3">Unsupported since October 14, 2014, last version based on Windows CE</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Phone:7.5|Windows Phone 7.5]]</td>
    <td>7.5</td>
    <td>Mango</td>
    <td colspan="3">First major update to Windows Phone 7</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Phone:7.8|Windows Phone 7.8]]</td>
    <td>7.8</td>
    <td>?</td>
    <td colspan="3">The last major update to Windows Phone 7</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Phone:8|Windows Phone 8]]</td>
    <td>8.0</td>
    <td>Windows Phone 8, Portico (GDR1), Blue (8.1) </td>
    <td colspan="3">First version to use the NT kernel</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:Phone:8.1|Windows Phone 8.1]]</td>
    <td>8.1</td>
    <td>Blue</td>
    <td colspan="3">First major update to Windows Phone 8</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Windows:10:Mobile|Windows 10 Mobile]]</td>
    <td>10.0</td>
    <td>Windows 10 Mobile</td>
    <td colspan="3">First version to run the same Windows OS as small tablets and PC; No longer in active development.</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
</table>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[WinFS|WinFS (Windows Future Storage)]]
* [[WinFS|WinFS (Windows Future Storage)]]
* [[UX.Unleaked|UX Unleaked]]
* [[UX.Unleaked|UX Unleaked]]
* [[Annex:Microsoft Windows versions|Annex:Microsoft Windows versions]]


[[Category:Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Shells]]
[[Category:Shells]]

Revision as of 02:58, 9 January 2019