Talk:Windows NT/Sandbox/Windows NT processor architecture table

Releases

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Windows NT Releases
Version Marketing Name Editions Processor Architectures Release Date RTM Build
NT 3.1 Windows NT 3.1 Workstation (named just Windows NT), Advanced Server x86, Alpha, R4000 July 27 1993 528
NT 3.5 Windows NT 3.5 Workstation, Server x86, Alpha, R4000 September 21 1994 807
NT 3.51 Windows NT 3.51 Workstation, Server x86, Alpha, R4000, PPC May 30 1995 1057
NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Server, Server Enterprise Edition, Terminal Server, Embedded x86, Alpha, R4000, PPC July 29 1996 1381
NT 5.0 Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server x86 February 17 2000 2195
NT 5.1 Windows XP Home, Professional, 64-bit Edition, Media Center (original, 2003, 2004 & 2005), Tablet PC (original and 2005), Starter, Embedded, Home N, Professional N x86, Itanium October 25 2001 2600
NT 5.1 Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs N/A x86 July 8 2006 2600
NT 5.2 Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003[1] Itanium March 28 2003 3790
NT 5.2 Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, Storage, Small Business Server, Compute Cluster x86, Itanium (RTM); x64 (SP1) April 24 2003 3790
NT 5.2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition x64 April 25 2005 3790
NT 5.2 Windows Home Server N/A x86 July 16, 2007 3790
NT 6.0 Windows Vista Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Basic N, Business N x86, x64 Business: November 30, 2006
Consumer: January 30, 2007
6000
NT 6.0 Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, Storage, Small Business Server x86, Itanium, x64 February 27, 2008 6001
NT 6.1 Windows 7 (codenamed Blackcomb, later Vienna) Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate x86, x64 October 27 2009 7600

Note: NT 3.1 to 3.51 incorporate Program Manager and File Manager. NT 4.0 to 6.0 replace this with Windows Explorer (including a taskbar and Start menu).

The first release was given version number 3.1 to match the contemporary 16-bit Windows; magazines of that era claimed the number was also used to make that version seem more reliable than a '.0' release. There were also some issues related to Novell IPX protocol licensing, which was apparently limited to 3.1 versions of Windows software.

The NT version number is no longer used for marketing purposes, but is still used internally, and said to reflect the degree of changes to the core of the operating system.[2] The build number is an internal figure used by Microsoft's developers and beta testers.

  1. ^ "Microsoft Releases Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 to Manufacturing". 2003. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Mark Russinovich (2001). "Windows XP: Kernel Improvements Create a More Robust, Powerful, and Scalable OS". Retrieved 2006-12-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)