Windows
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 Omega-13 | 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 | Windows 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 | Windows 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 | Redstone Server | Previous codenames: Server xNext, Threshold Server | ||
Windows 10 Operating Systems |
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Trade name | Version | Codename | Update name | Build lab | Development status |
Windows 10 | 10.0 - 1507 | Threshold | Windows 10 | th1 | Released, no longer supported. |
Windows 10 TH2 | 10.0 - 1511 | Threshold 2 | November 2015 update | th2_release | Released |
Windows 10 RS1 | 10.0 - 1607 | Redstone 1 | Anniversary Update | rs1_release | Released |
Windows 10 RS2 | 10.0 - 1703 | Redstone 2 | Creators Update | rs2_release | Released |
Windows 10 RS3 | 10.0 - 1709 | Redstone 3 | Fall Creators Update | rs3_release | In finalization |
Windows 10 RS4 | 10.0 - 1803 | Redstone 4 | N/A | rs_prerelease | In development |
Windows CE |
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Trade name | Version | Codename | Additional information | ||
Windows CE 1.0 | 1.0 | Pegasus/Alder | First release. Unsupported as of December 31, 2001 | ||
Windows CE 2.0 | 2.0 | Birch | Unsupported as of September 30, 2002 | ||
Windows CE 3.0 | 3.0 | Cedar/Galileo | Unsupported as of October 9, 2007 | ||
Windows CE 4.X | 4.x | Talisker/Jameson/McKendrick | Unsupported as of July 10, 2012 | ||
Windows CE 5.X | 5.x | Macallan | Unsupported as of October 14, 2014 | ||
Windows CE 6.X | 6.x | Yamazaki | Supported until April 10, 2018 | ||
Windows Pocket PC |
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Trade name | Version | Codename | Additional information | ||
Windows Mobile 2000 | 2.X | Rapier | Based on Windows CE 3.0 | ||
Windows PocketPC 2002 | 3.X | Merlin | Based on Windows CE 3.0 | ||
Windows Mobile |
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Trade name | Version | Codename | Additional information | ||
Windows Mobile 2003 | 4.X | Ozone | Based on Windows CE 4.20 | ||
Windows Mobile 5 | 5.X | Magneto | Based on Windows CE 4.60 | ||
Windows Mobile 6 | 6.X | Crossbow | Based on Windows CE 5.10 | ||
Windows Phone |
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Trade name | Version | Codename | Additional information | ||
Windows Phone 7 | 7.0 | Windows Phone 7 | Unsupported since October 14, 2014, last version based on Windows CE | ||
Windows Phone 7.5 | 7.5 | Mango | First major update to Windows Phone 7 | ||
Windows Phone 7.8 | 7.8 | ? | The last major update to Windows Phone 7 | ||
Windows Phone 8 | 8.0 | Windows Phone 8, Portico (GDR1), Blue (8.1) | First version to use the NT kernel | ||
Windows Phone 8.1 | 8.1 | Blue | First major update to Windows Phone 8 | ||
Windows 10 Mobile | 10.0 | Windows 10 Mobile | First version to run the same Windows OS as small tablets and PC | No longer in active development. Maintained by the unpaid intern and their 3 legged-cat. |