Windows 8.1, for home, business desktops, and portable computers, released on 18 October 2013. Windows 8.1 - This edition, simply called Windows 8.1, succeeds Windows 8. Windows 8.1 Pro - Windows 8.1 Pro succeeds Windows 8 Pro and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users; it includes all the features of Windows 8. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain, Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8.1 Pro, as a paid Media Pack. Windows 8.1 Enterprise - Succeeds Windows 8 Enterprise; provides all the features in Windows 8.1 Pro, with additional features to assist with IT organization. This edition will only be available to Software Assurance customers. Windows RT 8.1 - Succeeds Windows RT; only available pre-installed on ARM-based devices or by upgrading from Windows RT. This edition adds Microsoft Outlook to the set of pre-installed free Microsoft Office 2013 programs. Windows 8, for home, business desktops, and portable computers, released on 26 October 2012. Windows 8 – This edition, simply called Windows 8, succeeds Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 8 Pro – Windows 8 Pro succeeds Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users; it includes all the features of Windows 8. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain, Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8 Pro, as a paid Media Pack. Windows 8 Enterprise – Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8 Pro, with additional features to assist with IT organization. This edition will only be available to Software Assurance customers. Windows RT – Windows RT is only available pre- installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet PCs. It includes touch-optimized desktop versions of the basic set of Office 2013 applications to users— Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and support device encryption capabilities. Several business-focused features such as Group Policy and domain support are not included. Windows 7, for home, business desktops, and portable computers, released on 22 October 2009. Windows 7 Starter A variant for developing countries and netbooks , in which the Aero theme is not included, nor 64-bit compatibility. This edition is to be available pre-installed on computers through system integrators or computer manufacturers. Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Basic is available in emerging markets such as Brazil, Peoples Republic of China, India, Mexico, Pakistan and Southeast Asia. It will not be available in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, the United States, or the United Kingdom. Some Aero options are excluded along with several new features. Windows 7 Home Premium This edition contains features aimed at the home market segment, such as Windows Media Center , Windows Aero and touch-screen controls. Windows 7 Professional This edition is targeted toward enthusiasts and small business users. It includes all the features of Windows 7 Home Premium, and adds the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, location aware printing, Encrypting File System , Presentation Mode and Windows XP Mode . Windows 7 Enterprise (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600) This edition targets the enterprise segment of the market and is sold through volume licensing to companies which have Software Assurance contract with Microsoft. Additional features include support for Multilingual User Interface (MUI) packages, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application-support. Not available through retail or OEM channels, this edition is distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA). As a result it includes several SA-only benefits, including a license allowing the running of multiple virtual machines, and activation via VLK. Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate contains the same features as Windows 7 Enterprise, but unlike that edition is available to home users on an individual license basis. Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional users are able to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate for a fee using Windows Anytime Upgrade if they wish to do so. Unlike Windows Vista Ultimate, the Windows 7 Ultimate edition does not include the Windows Ultimate Extras feature or any exclusive features. (6.1.7600) Observe the existence of versions that is locked out from activation in some countries. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601.17514) Windows Vista , for home and business desktops and portable computers, released on 30 January 2007. Windows Vista Starter Similar to Windows XP Starter Edition, this edition was limited to emerging markets such as Colombia, India, Thailand, and Indonesia, mainly to offer a legal alternative to using unauthorized copies. It was not to be available in the United States, Canada, Europe, or Australia. Windows Vista Home Basic Similar to Windows XP Home Edition, Home Basic was intended for budget users not requiring advanced media support for home use. The Windows Aero theme with translucent effects was not be included with this edition. Windows Vista Home Premium Like Windows XP Media Center Edition, this edition did support more advanced multimedia and entertainment authoring, premium games, mobile and tablet PC support, Network Projector, Windows Aero, Touch Screen, and auxiliary display (via Windows Side Show) support. Windows Vista Business This edition was aimed at the business market. It includes advanced network and security features, whilst excluding entertainment features. Windows Vista Enterprise (Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6000.0) This edition was aimed at the enterprise segment of the market, and is a superset of the Business edition. Additional features include multilingual user interface support, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application support. This edition was not be available through retail or OEM channels Windows Vista Ultimate This edition combines all the features of the Home Premium and Enterprise editions, a game performance tweaker (WinSAT), and Ultimate Extras. Windows XP Windows XP Starter Edition, for new computer users in developing countries, released date 25 October 2001. Windows XP Home Edition , for home desktops and laptops Windows XP Home Edition N , as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by an EU ruling Windows XP Professional , for business and power users (Version number: NT 5.1.2600) Windows XP Professional N , as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by an EU ruling Windows XP Professional x64 Edition , for PCs with x86-64 processors (based on Windows Server 2003) Windows XP Tablet PC Edition , for notebooks with a touch screen or a pen-sensitive screen Windows XP Media Center Edition for desktops and notebooks with an emphasis on audio, video, and PVR capability. There are four versions: Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Windows XP 64-bit Edition – Released on 25 October 2001. Roughly analogous to Windows XP Professional for Intels IA-64 (Itanium) line of CPUs. Discontinued in early 2005 after manufacturers stopped shipping Itanium systems marketed as workstations. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition , for tablet PCs Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs, a low-end version of Windows XP that is intended to be a thin- client that works with older hardware. It was replaced by Windows Thin PC. Windows Me (14 September 2000; version number: 4.90.3000 (Security Version 4.90.3000A)) Windows 2000 (17 February 2000; version number: NT 5.0.2195) Windows 2000 Professional Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition (5 May 1999; version number: 4.10.2222 or 4.10.2222A (Security Version 4.10.2222C)) Windows 98 (25 June 1998; version number: 4.10.1998 (Security Version 4.10.1998A)) Windows NT 4.0 – Released on 29 July 1996. The last version which ran on RISC architectures like DEC Alpha, MIPS and PowerPC . Later versions concentrated on x86-based hardware and – mainly as server OSs – the IA-64 line of CPUs. (Version number: NT 4.0.1381) Windows 95 Windows 95 OSR2.5 (26 November 1997; version number: 4.03.1216 (also listed as 4.00.950C)) Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (27 August 1997; version number: 4.03.1214 (also listed as 4.00.950B)) Windows 95 USB Supplement to OSR2 (27 August 1997; version number: 4.03.1212 (also listed as 4.00.950B)) Windows 95 OSR2 (24 August 1996; version number: 4.00.1111 (also listed as 4.00.950B)) Windows 95 OSR1 (14 February 1996; version number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)) Windows 95 SP1 (31 December 1995; version number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)) Windows 95 (24 August 1995; version number: 4.00.950) Windows NT 3.51 (June 1995; version number: NT 3.51.1057) Windows NT 3.51 Workstation – the only client edition of this OS Windows NT 3.5 (September 1994; version number: NT 3.50.807) Windows NT 3.5 Workstation – the only client edition of this OS Windows 3.2 (October 1993) This Version of Windows was only released in simplified Chinese. Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (11 August 1993) Windows NT 3.1 (August 1993; version number: NT 3.10.528) Windows NT 3.1 – The only client edition of this OS, whose name is the same as the OS itself Windows for Workgroups 3.1 (October 1992) Windows 3.1 (August 1992; version number: 3.10.040) Windows 3.0 (22 May 1990; version number: 3.00.73) Windows 2.11 (13 March 1989) Windows 2.10 (27 May 1988) Windows 2.03 (9 December 1987) Windows 2.01 (1987) Windows 1.04 (April 1987) Windows 1.03 (August 1986) Windows 1.02 (May 1986) Windows 1.01 (20 November 1985) Server versions Windows Server 2012 R2 2013 Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Windows Home Server 2011 Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 for high Performance supercomputers Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601.17514) Windows Home Server – Announced at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Windows Home Server is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file sharing, automated backups, and remote access. Windows Server 2008 Windows Web Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1) Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition Windows Storage Server 2008 Windows Small Business Server 2008 (codenamed Cougar) for small businesses Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (codenamed Centro) for medium-sized businesses [1] Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Windows HPC Server 2008 – for high Performance supercomputers Windows Server Foundation 2008 Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server for first server installations (up to 2 processors) Web Edition for basic Web surfing (up to 2 processors) Standard Edition for smaller server applications that dont require clustering (up to 4 processors) Enterprise Edition for larger server applications, and clustering (up to 8 processors) Datacenter Edition for mainframe like servers (up to 128 processors) Storage Server for Network Attached Storage Devices (5.2.3790) Windows 2000 (17 February 2000; version number: NT 5.0.2195) Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Windows NT 4.0 – Released on 29 July 1996. The last version which ran on RISC architectures like DEC Alpha, MIPS and PowerPC . Later versions concentrated on x86-based hardware and – mainly as server OSs – the IA-64 line of CPUs. (Version number: NT 4.0.1381) Windows NT 4.0 Server – released in 1996, was designed for small-scale business server systems. Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition – released in 1997, is the precursor to the Enterprise line of the Windows server family (Advanced Server in Windows 2000). Enterprise Server was designed for high-demand, high-traffic networks. Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition includes Service Pack 3. Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition – released in 1998, allows the users to log on remotely. The same functionality was called Terminal Services in Windows 2000 and later server releases, and also powers the Remote Desktop feature that first appeared in Windows XP. Windows NT 3.51 (June 1995; version number: NT 3.51.1057) Windows NT 3.51 Server – the only server edition of this OS Windows NT 3.5 (September 1994; version number: NT 3.50.807) Windows NT 3.5 Server – the only server edition of this OS Windows NT 3.1 (August 1993; version number: NT 3.10.528) Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server – the only server edition of Windows NT 3.1 Device versions Windows Phone Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 7.5 Windows Phone 7 Windows Mobile Windows Mobile 6.5 for smartphones Windows Mobile 6.1 for smartphones and PDAs Windows Mobile 6 for smartphones and PDA Windows Mobile 6 Standard for smartphones Windows Mobile 6 Classic for PDA without GSM Windows Mobile 6 for PDA with GSM Windows Embedded Windows Embedded 8 Windows Embedded Automotive Windows Embedded Industry Windows Embedded Compact 7 Windows XP Embedded Windows NT 4.0 Embedded – Abbreviated NTe, it is an edition of Windows NT 4.0 that was aimed at computer-powered major appliances, vending machines, ATMs and other devices that cannot be considered computers per se . It is the same system as the standard Windows NT 4.0, but it comes packaged in a database of components and dependencies, from which a developer can choose individual components to build customized setup CDs and hard disk boot images. Windows NT 4.0 Embedded includes Service Pack 5. Windows CE Windows CE 6.0 (2006) Windows CE 5.0 (2005), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 5.0 Windows CE 4.2 (2004), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 2003 SE Windows CE 4.1 (2003), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2003 Windows CE 4.0 (2002), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2002 Windows CE 3.0 (2000 July), with version for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2000 Windows CE 2.12 (1999 August) Windows CE 2.11 (1998 October) Windows CE 2.1 (1998 July) Windows CE 2.0 (1997 November) Windows CE 1.0 (1995 November) Cancelled versions Cairo (29 February 1996) – a true object-oriented OS, planned after Windows NT 4.0 and had the same primary and secondary version numbers. Windows Nashville (2 May 1996) – also known as Windows 96 Windows Neptune (27 December 1999) – the first planned version of Microsoft Windows NT to have a consumer edition variant, based on the Windows 2000 codebase. A version was sent out to testers but was never released.[2] Windows Odyssey (13 January 2000) – a version intended to be an update to the Microsoft Windows NT 5.x codebase. The teams working on Neptune and Odyssey combined to work on Windows XP.
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