List of Microsoft Windows versions
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Hello everyone, as we all loves Microsoft operating
systems. I thought why not post the list of various versions of Microsoft windows
operating systems a major computer operating System developed by Microsoft. I have
prepared this post with a lot of help from Wikipedia. I hope u would like it.
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Current versions
• Windows 8, the latest
version of the Windows operating system and was released on October 26, 2012.
• Windows 8 -Windows 8
succeeds Windows 7 Home Premium but is simply called "Windows 8"
• 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 operang 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 Bit Locker and Bit Locker 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
will only be available pre-installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet PCs, and
was named for the Windows Runtime (WinRT) development platform that Microsoft
is introducing in Windows 8. It will include 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
• Windows 7 Starter A
variant for developing countries and net books, 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, People's Republic
of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand. 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, Bit Locker 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
it will be 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 will 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 Server 2012 for
servers
• Windows Server 2008 R2 for
servers
• 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 Mobile 6.5 for smart
phones
• Windows Phone 7 for smart
phones
• 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 XP Embedded, for
embedded systems requiring parts of the Windows XP infrastructure
• 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 Embedded CE 6.0,
for embedded systems (not based on the Windows NT kernel)
• Windows Mobile 6.1 for
smart phones and PDAs
• Windows Server 2008 for
servers.
• 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
• Windows Server 2008 for
Itanium-based Systems
• Windows HPC Server 2008
for high Performance supercomputers
• Windows Server Foundation
2008
• Windows Vista, for home
and business desktops and portable computers
• 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, Bit Locker 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".
Past versions
• Windows Server 2003 for servers
• Small Business Server for first server
installations (up to 2 processors)
• Web Edition for basic Web serving (up to 2
processors)
• Standard Edition for smaller server
applications that don't 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 Mobile 6 for smart phones and PDA
• Windows Mobile 6 Standard for smart phones
• Windows Mobile 6 Classic for PDA without
GSM
• Windows Mobile 6 for PDA with GSM
• Windows XP for desktops and laptops
(notebooks)
• Windows XP Starter Edition, for new
computer users in developing countries
• 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:
Æ Windows XP Media Center
Edition
Æ Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2003
Æ Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2004
Æ Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2005
• 2001 October 25 - Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- A version of Windows XP roughly analogous to Windows XP Professional for
Intel's IA-64 (Itanium) line of CPUs. It was discontinued in early 2005 after
manufacturers stopped shipping Itanium systems marketed as 'workstations'.
• Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, for tablet
PCs
• 2000 February 17 - Windows 2000 (Version
number: NT 5.0.2195)
• Windows 2000 Professional
• Windows 2000 Server
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• 2000 June 19 - Windows Me (Version number:
4.90.3000 (Security Version 4.90.3000A))
• Windows 98
• 1999 May 5 - Windows 98 Second Edition
(Version number: 4.10.2222 or 4.10.2222A (Security Version 4.10.2222C))
• 1998 June 25 - Windows 98 (Version number:
4.10.1998 (Security Version 4.10.1998A))
• 1996 July 29 - Windows NT 4.0 - 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
• 1997 November 26 - Windows 95 OSR2.5
(Version number: 4.03.1216 (also listed as 4.00.950C))
• 1997 August 27 - Windows 95 OSR 2.1
(Version number: 4.03.1214 (also listed as 4.00.950B))
• 1997 August 27 - Windows 95 USB Supplement
to OSR2 (Version number: 4.03.1212 (also listed as 4.00.950B))
• 1996 August 24 - Windows 95 OSR2 (Version
number: 4.00.1111 (also listed as 4.00.950B))
• 1996 February 14 - Windows 95 OSR1 (Version
number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)
• 1995 December 31 - Windows 95 SP1 (Version
number: 4.00.951 (also listed as 4.00.950A)
• 1995 August 24 - Microsoft Plus! for
Windows 95 (Version number: 4.40.310)
• 1995 August 24 - Windows 95 (Version
number: 4.00.950)
• 1995 June - Windows NT 3.51 (Version
number: NT 3.51.1057)
• 1994 September - Windows NT 3.5 (Version
number: NT 3.50.807)
• 1993 October - Windows 3.2 This Version of
Windows was only released in simplified Chinese.
• 1993 August 11 - Windows for Workgroups
3.11
• 1993 August - Windows NT 3.1 (Version
number: NT 3.10.528)
• 1992 October - Windows for Workgroups 3.1
• 1992 August - Windows 3.1 (Version number:
3.10.040)
• 1990 May 22 - Windows 3.0 (Version number:
3.00.73)
• 1989 March 13 - Windows 2.11
• 1988 May 27 - Windows 2.10
• 1987 December 9 - Windows 2.03
• 1987 April - Windows 1.04
• 1986 August - Windows 1.03
• 1986 May - Windows 1.02
• 1985 November 20 - Windows 1.01
• CE-based
• 2008 Windows Mobile 6.1, based on Windows
CE 5.2.19202
• 2006 Windows CE 6.0
• 2005 Windows CE 5.0, with version for smart
phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 5.0
• 2004 Windows CE 4.2, with version for smart
phones and PDAs sold as Windows Mobile 2003 SE
• 2003 Windows CE 4.1, with version for smart
phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2003
• 2002 Windows CE 4.0, with version for smart
phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2002
• 2000 July - Windows CE 3.0, with version
for smart phones and PDAs sold as Pocket PC 2000
• 1999 August - Windows CE 2.12
• 1998 October - Windows CE 2.11
• 1998 July - Windows CE 2.1
• 1997 November - Windows CE 2.0
• 1995 November - Windows CE 1.0
Cancelled versions
• April 1985 Windows 1.0 Beta was scrapped,
but later became the framework of the first version of Windows.
• 1996 February 29– Cairo (a "true
object-oriented OS") planned after Windows NT 4.0 and had the same primary
and secondary version numbers.
• 1996 May 2 – Windows Nashville (Windows 96)
• 1999 December 27– Windows Neptune, the
first planned version of Microsoft Windows NT to have a consumer edition
variant, based on the Windows 2000 code base. A version was sent out to testers
but was never released.
• 2000 January 13– Windows Odyssey, a version
intended to be an update to the Microsoft Windows NT 5.x Code base. The teams
working on Neptune and Odyssey combined to work on the Whistler project, later released
as Windows XP.
My Post reference Wikipedia
Wikipedia References
[1] Announcing Windows
Essential Business Server (http:/ / blogs. msdn. com/ mssmallbiz/ archive/
2007/ 11/ 07/ 5955270. aspx)
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