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However, Windows 3.1 had two separate successors, splitting the Windows line in two: the consumer-focused "Windows 9x" line, consisting of Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me; and the professional Windows NT line, comprising Windows NT 3.1, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.
Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Microsoft Windows, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity. The project was briefly codenamed "Interface Manager" before the windowing system was implemented—contrary to popular belief that it was the original name for Windows and Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name Windows ...
DOS 3.1 or higher 16-bit Windows 3.0 Windows 3.0a Windows 3.0a with Multimedia Extensions Desktops Windows 3.1x: 1992-04-06 3.11 (1993-12-31) Unsupported (2001-12-31) Janus 3.1 for Workgroups: Kato; 3.11: Snowball (LB) 3.11 for Workgroups: Sparta; DOS 3.3 or higher 16-bit* Windows 3.1 Windows for Workgroups 3.1 Windows 3.11 Windows for ...
Windows Embedded POSReady 2009: Windows 7: 2009-10-22 Windows Server 2008 R2: Windows Server 2012: 2012-09-04 Windows 8: 2012-10-26 Windows 8.1: 2013-10-17 Windows Server 2012 R2: 2013-10-18 Windows CE: AutoPC: Pocket PC Pocket PC 2000: 2000 Pocket PC 2002: 2002 Windows 10: 2016 Windows 11: 2021 Windows Mobile
It was sold along with Windows 3.1. Support for Windows 3.1 ended on December 31, 2001. [27] Windows 3.2, released in 1994, is an updated version of the Chinese version of Windows 3.1. [28] The update was limited to this language version, as it fixed only issues related to the complex writing system of the Chinese language. [29]
Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.Microsoft described Windows 10 as an "operating system as a service" that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support milestones that will only receive ...
Windows 11 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft that was released in October 2021. Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft described Windows as an "operating system as a service" that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use ...
[111] [134] For enterprise customers, Microsoft issued a list of Skylake-based devices "certified" for Windows 7 and 8.1 in addition to Windows 10, to assist them in migrating to newer hardware that can eventually be upgraded to 10 once they are ready to transition. Microsoft and their hardware partners provide special testing and support for ...