Windows

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Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft. It currently uses the File Explorer shell.
If a release is available on the BetaArchive FTP, this ✔ symbol will be next to the release name.

Versions

16-bit MS-DOS-based Operating Systems

Trade name Version Codename Additional information Available on FTP?
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 Available on FTP?
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 Available on FTP?
Windows NT 3.1 3.1 NT OS/2
Windows NT 3.5x 3.5x Daytona
Windows NT 4.0 4.0 Cairo
Windows NT 4.0 4.0 Shell Update Release
Windows 2000 5.0 Memphis NT Beta builds was called "NT 5.0"
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 Blackcomb, Vienna Beta builds was called "Windows 7" looks like RTM
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

Trade name Version Codename Update name Build lab Development status Available on FTP?
Windows 10 10.0 Threshold Windows 10 th1 Released, no longer supported.
Windows 10 TH2 v1511 Threshold 2 November Update th2_release Released
Windows 10 RS1 v1607 Redstone 1 Anniversary Update rs1_release Released
Windows 10 RS2 v1703 Redstone 2 Creators Update rs2_release Released
Windows 10 RS3 v1709 Redstone 3 Fall Creators Update rs3_release In finalization
Windows 10 RS4 TBD Redstone 4 TBD rs_prerelease In development

Windows CE

Trade name Version Codename Additional information Available on FTP?
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

Trade name Version Codename Additional information Available on FTP?
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

Trade name Version Codename Additional information Available on FTP?
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

Trade name Version Codename Additional information Available on FTP?
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.

See also