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Windows NT 6.x

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Windows NT 6.x is a family of Microsoft Windows NT, starting with Vista and ending with 8.1. So far, Windows Vista is the only OS to have support dropped completely.

Versions[edit]

OS Date Build NT Version Support status
Windows Vista January 30, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-01-30) Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise NT 6.0 Mainstream support ended on April 10, 2012. Extended support ended on April 11, 2017.[1]
Windows Server 2008 February 27, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02-27) Windows Server 2008 Standard Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-14)[2]
Windows 7 July 22, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-07-22) Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional NT 6.1 Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support that excludes Professional and Enterprise ended on January 14, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-14). Extended support for Professional and Enterprise will end on January 10, 2023; 14 months ago (2023-01-10)[3]
Windows Server 2008 R2 October 22, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-10-22) Applies for Windows Server 2008 R1. Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-14). Extended Security Updates will end on January 10, 2023; 2 years' time[4]
Windows Server 2012 September 4, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-04) Windows Server 2012 Foundations, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Standard NT 6.2 Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support will end on October 10, 2023; 5 months ago (2023-10-10)[5]
Windows 8 October 26, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-26) Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 OEM, Windows 8 Enterprise Mainstream support ended on January 12, 2016. Extended support will end in 2026 (2026)[6]
Windows 8.1 October 17, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-10-17) Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 OEM, Windows 8.1 Enterprise NT 6.3 Mainstream support ended on January 9, 2018. Extended support will end in 2023.[7]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Applies for Windows Server 2012 R1 Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support will end on October 9, 2023; 5 months ago (2023-10-09)[8]

Windows 10 was released on July 29, 2015[9], and with it, Microsoft jumped to NT version 10.0[10]

References[edit]

  1. "Windows Vista support has ended". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. Deland-Han. "End of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. "Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. Deland-Han. "End of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. tfosmark. "Lifecycle dates extended for Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. "Windows 8 end of support and Office". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. GitHub-Name. "Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  8. GitHub-Name. "Windows Server 2012 R2 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  9. lizap. "Windows 10 - release information". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  10. Warren, Tom (2014-11-24). "Windows 10 won't be Windows 6.4". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-06-18.


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