Windows History Timeline
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Contents |
[edit] Legend
| Released |
| Estimated/Speculated |
| Not Applicable |
Green Indicates RTM where applicable, unless stated otherwise.
[edit] Timeline
[edit] 1985
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| November | Windows 1.0 |
[edit] 1986
[edit] 1987
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| December 9th | Windows 2.0 |
[edit] 1988
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| June | Windows/286 |
[edit] 1989
[edit] 1990
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| May 22nd | Windows 3.0 |
[edit] 1991
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| October | Windows 3.0A |
[edit] 1992
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| April | Windows 3.1 | ||||
| October | WFW 3.1 |
[edit] 1993
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| August | Windows NT 3.1 |
[edit] 1994
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| Febuary | WFW 3.11 | ||||
| September 6th | Windows NT 3.5 |
[edit] 1995
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| June | Windows NT 3.51 | ||||
| August 24th | Windows 95 |
[edit] 1996
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 1996 | Windows NT 4.0 SP1 | ||||
| August 24th | Windows NT 4.0 | ||||
| November | Windows CE 1.0 |
[edit] 1997
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 1997 | Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack | ||||
| January 13th | Windows NT 4.0 SP2 | ||||
| December | Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server | ||||
| November | Windows CE 2.0 |
[edit] 1998
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 1998 | Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server | ||||
| June | Windows CE 2.1 | ||||
| June 25th | Windows 98 | ||||
| December 2nd | Windows NT 4.0 Server Option Pack |
[edit] 1999
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 1999 | Windows CE 3.0 | ||||
| May 5th | Windows 98 SE | ||||
| August | Windows NT 4.0 Embedded | ||||
| December | Windows NT 4.0 SP6 |
[edit] 2000
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| February 17th | Windows 2000 | ||||
| September 14th | Windows ME |
[edit] 2001
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| August 24th | Windows XP | ||||
| November 28th | Windows XP Embedded |
[edit] 2002
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| August 30th | Windows XP SP1 | ||||
| October 14th | Windows XP MCE | ||||
| November 6th | Windows XP Tablet PC Edition |
[edit] 2003
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 2003 | Windows XP MCE 2003 | ||||
| April 24th | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition |
[edit] 2004
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| August 6th | Windows XP SP2 |
[edit] 2005
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 1st Half 2005 | Windows OneCare | ||||
| 2nd Half 2005 | Microsoft AntiSpyware | ||||
| April | Windows XP MCE 2005 | ||||
| April 25th | Windows XP x64 Edition | ||||
| November | SQL Server 2005 |
[edit] 2006
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| Q2 2006 | Windows Mobile 2006 | ||||
| Q3 2006 | Office 12 | ||||
| May 2006 | Windows Vista | Windows Vista |
[edit] 2007
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 2007 | Windows Longhorn Server | Windows Longhorn Server |
[edit] 2011
| Date | 16-Bit | 16/32-Bit | 32-Bit | 64-Bit | Updates |
| 2011 | Windows Blackcomb | Windows Blackcomb |
