Timeline of Microsoft Windows
This article (also a picture) presents a timeline of events in the history of Microsoft Windows operating systems from 1985.
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The Windows family tree
PC use
Release date | Title | Architectures | Unsupported at | Based Upon |
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November 20, 1985 | Windows 1.0 | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
December 9, 1987 | Windows 2.0 | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
May 27, 1988 | Windows 2.10 | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
March 13, 1989 | Windows 2.11 | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
May 22, 1990 | Windows 3.0 | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
October 20, 1991 | Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
April 6, 1992 | Windows 3.1 | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
July 27, 1993 | Windows NT 3.1 | IA-32, DEC Alpha, MIPS | December 31, 2000 | Windows NT |
November 8, 1993 | Windows for Workgroups 3.11 | x86 – 16-bit | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS |
September 21, 1994 | Windows NT 3.5 | IA-32, DEC Alpha, MIPS | December 31, 2001 | Windows NT |
May 30, 1995 | Windows NT 3.51 | IA-32, DEC Alpha, MIPS, PowerPC | December 31, 2001 | Windows NT |
August 24, 1995 | Windows 95 | IA-32 | December 31, 2001 | MS-DOS, Windows 9x |
August 24, 1996 | Windows NT 4.0 | IA-32, DEC Alpha, MIPS, PowerPC | June 30, 2004 | Windows NT |
June 25, 1998 | Windows 98 | IA-32 | July 11, 2006 | MS-DOS |
May 5, 1999 | Windows 98 SE | IA-32 | July 11, 2006 | MS-DOS |
February 17, 2000 | Windows 2000 | IA-32 | July 13, 2010 | Windows NT |
September 14, 2000 | Windows Me | IA-32 | July 11, 2006 | MS-DOS |
October 25, 2001 | Windows XP | IA-32 | April 8, 2014 | Windows NT |
October 25, 2001[1] | Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (v2002) | Itanium | Windows NT | |
October 31, 2002 | Windows XP Media Center Edition | IA-32 | April 8, 2014 | Windows NT |
March 28, 2003[2] | Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (v2003) | Itanium | Windows NT | |
April 24, 2003 | Windows Server 2003 | IA-32, x64, Itanium | July 14, 2015 | Windows NT |
September 30, 2003 | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 | IA-32 | April 8, 2014 | Windows NT |
October 12, 2004 | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 | IA-32 | April 8, 2014 | Windows NT |
April 25, 2005 | Windows XP Professional x64 Edition | x64 | April 8, 2014 | Windows NT |
December 6, 2005 | Windows Server 2003 R2 | IA-32, x64, Itanium | July 14, 2015 | Windows NT |
July 8, 2006 | Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs | IA-32 | April 8, 2014 | Windows NT |
November 30, 2006 | Windows Vista for Business use | IA-32, x64 | April 11, 2017[3] | Windows NT |
January 30, 2007 | Windows Vista for Home use; released in fifty countries | IA-32, x64 | April 11, 2017 | Windows NT |
November 7, 2007 | Windows Home Server | IA-32, x64 | January 8, 2013 | Windows NT |
February 27, 2008 | Windows Server 2008 | IA-32, x64 | January 14, 2020 | Windows NT |
October 22, 2009 | Windows 7 | IA-32, x64 | January 14, 2020[4] | Windows NT |
October 22, 2009 | Windows Server 2008 R2 | x64 | January 14, 2020 | Windows NT |
April 6, 2011 | Windows Home Server 2011 | x64 | April 12, 2016 | Windows NT |
July 1, 2011 | Windows Thin PC | IA-32[5] | Windows NT | |
September 4, 2012 | Windows Server 2012 | x64 | Windows NT | |
October 26, 2012 | Windows 8 | IA-32, x64 | January 12, 2016 | Windows NT |
October 26, 2012 | Windows RT | ARM | January 12, 2016 | Windows NT |
October 18, 2013 | Windows 8.1 | IA-32, x64 | Windows NT | |
October 18, 2013 | Windows RT 8.1 | ARM | Windows NT | |
October 18, 2013 | Windows Server 2012 R2 | x64 | Windows NT | |
July 29, 2015 | Windows 10 | IA-32, x64, ARM | Windows NT | |
September 27, 2016 | Windows Server 2016 | x64 | Windows NT | |
October 2, 2018 | Windows Server 2019 | x64 | Windows NT |
Mobile use
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Timeline of Windows CE Development
Date | Release | Notes |
---|---|---|
November 16, 1996 | Windows CE 1.0 | |
June 25, 1997 | Windows CE 1.01 | |
September 29, 1997 | Windows CE 2.0 | |
November 1, 1997 | Windows CE 2.0 | Handheld PC (H/PC) |
January 8, 1998 | Windows CE 2.01 | Palm-sized PC, Pocket PC (P/PC) and smartphone |
January 8, 1998 | Windows CE 2.01 | Auto PC |
March 1, 1998 | Windows CE 2.10 | |
July 1, 1999 | Windows CE 2.11 | |
September 28, 1999 | Windows CE 2.12 | |
April 19, 2000 | Windows CE 3.0 | |
April 19, 2000 | Pocket PC 2000 | Palm-sized PC, Pocket PC (P/PC) and smartphone |
September 25, 2000 | Windows CE 3.0 Core Add-on Pack | |
October 4, 2001 | Pocket PC 2002 | Palm-sized PC, Pocket PC (P/PC) and smartphone |
January 7, 2002 | Windows CE 4.0 | |
June 1, 2002 | Windows CE 4.1 .NET Core | |
April 23, 2003 | Windows CE 4.2 .NET Core | |
June 23, 2003 | Windows Mobile 2003 | |
March 24, 2004 | Windows Mobile 2003 SE | |
July 9, 2004 | Windows CE 5.0 | |
May 9, 2005 | Windows Mobile 5.0 | |
September 15, 2006 | Windows CE 6.0 | |
February 12, 2007 | Windows Mobile 6.0 | |
April 1, 2008 | Windows Mobile 6.1 | |
May 11, 2009 | Windows Mobile 6.5 | |
November 8, 2010 | Windows Phone 7 | |
March 1, 2011 | Windows Embedded Compact 7 | |
October 29, 2012 | Windows Phone 8 | |
June 13, 2013 | Windows Embedded Compact 2013 | |
April 14, 2014 | Windows Phone 8.1 | |
November 20, 2015 | Windows 10 Mobile |
See also
References
- "Microsoft Unveils Plans for 64-Bit Windows Platform". News Center. Microsoft. May 23, 2001.
- "Microsoft Releases Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 to Manufacturing". News Center. Microsoft. March 28, 2003.
- "Microsoft Support Lifecycle". Support. Microsoft. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Microsoft Support Lifecycle". Support. Microsoft. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Microsoft Windows Thin PC Specs". CNET. CBS Interactive.
External links
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