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Windows 1.0
Windows 1.0 is the first version of microsoft windows.It is the important milestone of microsoft. The support ended on December 21, 2001 -
Windows 2.0
Windows 2.0 is the next modern version of Windows OS. It is better than Windows 1.0 in terms of features and popularity. Support ended December 21, 2001 -
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.0 became most successful version of microsoft OS and rival to apple macintosh and coomodore amiga. Support ended December 21, 2001 -
Windows 3.1
WIndows 3.1 improves system stability, expanded support multimedia, truetype fonts, and work group networking. Support ended December 21, 2001. OEM licensing for windows 3.11 on embedded systems continue until November 01, 2008 -
Windows Chicago
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Windows NT 3.1
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Windows 95
It is the successor of the Windows 3.1 and the first of the windows 9x series.It introduced features such as the windows desktop, start menu, and the way the user navigates. Support ended December 21, 2001 -
Windows NT 4
It is the major version of windows NT based in windows 95. It also included the windows task manager. SP6 is the most current service pack. Support ended on these version Workstation (June 30, 2004) Server (December 31, 2004) -
Windows 98
Second version of the Windows 9x series. It improved things such as Windows Explorer and the enchantments of the Windows Desktop Update. Mainstream Support Ended on June 30, 2002, extended support ended July 11, 2006 -
Windows NT 5
Never Reelased -
Windows 2000
The last version of windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. It is a major release of windows with 4 editions. Mainstream support ended on June 30, 2005. Extended support ended July 01, 2010 -
Windows Me
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Windows Xp
This version of windows became the most widely used operating system before windows 7 surpassed its record. It shows the big improvement over the past versions, most notably the start menu. Support ended April 08, 2014 -
Windows Server 2003
Windows server version based on windows xp. Support ended July 14, 2015 -
Windows Vista
Support ends April 11, 2017 -
Windows Server 2008
Support ends January 14, 2020 -
Windows 7
Very successful version of windows ovetaking windows xp market share with 60.75% usage (July 2015). Support ends January 14, 2020 -
Windows Server 2008 R2
Support ended January 14, 2020 -
Windows Server 2012
Support ends January 10, 2023 -
WIndows 8
Introduced unpopular Metro User Interface, but aslo introduced popular features such as mounting ISO's, an improved windows explorer, improved file progress, and a new task manager. Support ends January 12, 2016 -
Windows 8.1
Reintroduced the start button and improves stability. Support ends January 10, 2023 -
Windows Server 2012 R2
Support ends January 10, 2023 -
Windows 10
Reintroduced the start meny bacame a "service". Introduced Microsoft Edge and Cortana and fullscreen apps that were once on Windows 8.1 are now windowed. There are also virtual desktop on this version. Support ends October 14, 2025 -
Windows Server 2016
Not yet released expected release 2016