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{{Builds Legend}}
{{Builds Legend}}
=== Pre-Beta 1 ===
=== Pre-Beta 1 ===
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0 build 4.0.1130.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1130.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1130.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1130.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0 build 4.0.1141.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1141.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1141.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1141.1]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1157.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1157.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1157.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1157.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1159.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1159.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1159.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1159.1]]'''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0 build 4.0.1166.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1166.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1166.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1166.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1175.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1175.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1175.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1175.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1198.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1198.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1198.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1198.1]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1201.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1201.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1201.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1201.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1208.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1208.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1208.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1208.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1211.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1211.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1211.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1211.1]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1227.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1227.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1227.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1227.1]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1228.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1228.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1228.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1228.1]]'''


=== Beta 1 ===
=== Beta 1 ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1234.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1234.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1234.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1234.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1264.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1264.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1264.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1264.1]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1268.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1268.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1268.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1268.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1273.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1273.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1273.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1273.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1276.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1276.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1276.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1276.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1284.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1284.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1284.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1284.1]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1287.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1287.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1287.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1287.1]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1289.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1289.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1289.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1289.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT:4.0:1293.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1293.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1293.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1293.1]]'''


=== Beta 2 ===
=== Beta 2 ===
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1304.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1304.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1304.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1304.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1312.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1312.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1312.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1312.1]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1314.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1314.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1314.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1314.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1327.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1327.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1327.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1327.1]]'''''


=== Release Candidate 1 ===
=== Release Candidate 1 ===
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1341.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1341.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1341.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1341.1]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1345.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1345.1]]''''' - Release Candidate 1.3
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1345.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1345.1]]''''' - Release Candidate 1.3
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1353.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1353.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1353.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1353.1]]'''''


=== Release Candidate 2 ===
=== Release Candidate 2 ===
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1362.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1362.1]]''' - Release Candidate 2.3
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1362.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1362.1]]''' - Release Candidate 2.3
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1363.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1363.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1363.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1363.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1369.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1369.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1369.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1369.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1370.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1370.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1370.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1370.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1376.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1376.1]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1376.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1376.1]]'''


An unidentified Workstation RC2 build is mentioned in Fate 103 warez CD.
An unidentified Workstation RC2 build is mentioned in Fate 103 warez CD.
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=== RTM ===
=== RTM ===
* '''''[http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=33216 Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.1 (Pre-Release)]'''''
* '''''[http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=33216 Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.1 (Pre-Release)]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.1]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.1|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.1]]'''''


=== Service Pack 1 ===
=== Service Pack 1 ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.2|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.2]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.2|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.2]]'''''


=== Service Pack 2 ===
=== Service Pack 2 ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.3|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.3]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.3|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.3]]'''''


=== Service Pack 3 ===
=== Service Pack 3 ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.4|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.4]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.4|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.4]]'''''


=== Service Pack 4 ===
=== Service Pack 4 ===
* '''[[Windows NT_4.0:1381.43|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.43]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.43|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.43]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT_4.0:1381.52|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.52]]'''
* '''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.52|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.52]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.133|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.133]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.133|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.133]]'''''


=== Service Pack 5 ===
=== Service Pack 5 ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.204|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.204]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.204|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.204]]'''''


=== Service Pack 6 ===
=== Service Pack 6 ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.299|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.299]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.299|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.299]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.335|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.335]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.335|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.335]]'''''


=== Service Pack 6a ===
=== Service Pack 6a ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.335(a)|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.335a]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.335(a)|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.335a]]'''''


=== Post-Service Pack 6a Security Rollup ===
=== Post-Service Pack 6a Security Rollup ===
* '''''[[Windows:NT_4.0:1381.7097|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.7097]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows NT 4.0/4.0.1381.7097|Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381.7097]]'''''


== Source Leak ==
== Source Leak ==

Revision as of 18:34, 7 April 2019

Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT Logo.png
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Codename
Preliminary name		 Shell Update Release
Kernel version 4.0
CPU architecture x86, MIPS R4000, DEC Alpha, PowerPC
Release date August 24th, 1996
Support end Support Terminated:
30/06/2004 (Workstation)
31/12/2004 (Server)
Preceded by NT 3.5x
Succeeded by Windows 2000

Windows NT 4.0 (codenamed Shell Update Release) is the successor to Windows NT 3.51 and the first version of Windows NT to feature the Windows Explorer interface introduced in Windows 95. It is the last version of Windows NT to include NT in its product name.

It should not be confused with Windows codename Cairo, of which two builds are known and leaked: 854, and an alternate release of 1175.

The Windows Desktop Update further enhances the shell by incorporating features from Windows 98.

Editions

There are two editions of Windows NT 4.0. It has been found out that the only difference between the two editions (Server and Workstation) lied only in the Registry and the missing Server files.

Workstation

Windows NT 4 Workstation was designed for general desktop use.

Server

Windows NT 4 Server (Server, Server Enterprise Edition, Terminal Server) were designed to serve web pages to multiple clients using IIS.

Terminal Server

Terminal Server edition (codenamed Hydra) was released roughly a year after Windows NT 4's RTM. Its technology later merged into the Remote Desktop Protocol by Microsoft.

Service Packs

There were 6 service packs released for Windows NT 4. There was a 7th Service Pack planned, but it was canceled and Update Rollup 6a was released instead.

Builds

  • No information available
  • Existence doubtful
  • Information or pictures available
  • Leaked or released

Pre-Beta 1

Beta 1

Beta 2

Release Candidate 1

Release Candidate 2

An unidentified Workstation RC2 build is mentioned in Fate 103 warez CD.

RTM

Service Pack 1

Service Pack 2

Service Pack 3

Service Pack 4

Service Pack 5

Service Pack 6

Service Pack 6a

Post-Service Pack 6a Security Rollup

Source Leak

For detailed information, see the main article: Windows Source Code

In 2004, a large portion (approximately 80-95%) of the Windows NT 4.0 (With Service Pack 3) source code was leaked. Further investigations by Microsoft found that the source was leaked from Mainsoft, a software porting company (which ported Internet Explorer to Unix before such edition was dropped).

In 2010, The source was successfully compiled producing about 318MB of binaries.

Image Gallery

  • NT 4.0 Bootscreen

    NT 4.0 Bootscreen

  • NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 2

    NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 2

  • NT 4.0 GUI Setup Welcome Screen

    NT 4.0 GUI Setup Welcome Screen

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