Windows NT 6.x
Windows NT 6.x is a family of Windows NT, starting with Vista and ending with 8.1.
Versions
change| OS | Date | Build | NT Version | Support status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Vista | January 30, 2007 | Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise | NT 6.0 | Support for RTM version ended on April 13, 2010, mainstream support with Service Pack 2 (SP2) ended on April 10, 2012. Extended support ended on April 11, 2017.[1] | |
| Windows Server 2008 | February 27, 2008 | Windows Server 2008 Standard | Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020[2]
Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. This program allowed to purchase security updates for 3 years, in early installments through at most January 10, 2023 (January 9, 2024 for Azure customers) only for volume licensed editions. | ||
| Windows 7 | July 22, 2009 | 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. Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Professional and Enterprise ended on January 10, 2023,[3] excluding some Embedded editions | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | October 22, 2009 | Applies for Windows Server 2008 R1. | Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020. Windows Server 2008 R2 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. This program allowed to purchase security updates for 3 years, in early installments through at most January 10, 2023 (and allows to purchase security updates until January 9, 2024 for Azure customers) only for volume licensed editions.[4] | ||
| Windows Server 2012 | September 4, 2012 | Windows Server 2012 Foundations, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Standard | NT 6.2 | Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support ended on October 10, 2023[5]
Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until October 13, 2026 only for volume licensed editions | |
| Windows 8 RTM | October 26, 2012 | Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 OEM, Windows 8 Enterprise | All editions except Windows Embedded 8 Standard:
No mainstream support end date. Extended support ended on January 12, 2016; 5 years and 11 months ago[6] |
Windows Embedded 8 Standard:
Mainstream support ended on July 10, 2018, 4 years and 6 months ago, extended support ended July 11, 2023 | |
| Windows 8.1 | October 17, 2013 | Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 OEM, Windows 8.1 Enterprise | NT 6.3 | All editions except Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry:
Mainstream support ended on January 9, 2018. Extended support ended on January 10, 2023.[7] |
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry:
Mainstream support ended on July 10, 2018, 4 years and 6 months ago, extended support ended July 11, 2023 |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Applies for Windows Server 2012 R1 | Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support ended on October 9, 2023[8]
Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until October 13, 2026 only for volume licensed editions |
Windows 10 was released on July 29, 2015,[9] and with it, Microsoft jumped to NT version 10.0.[10]
References
change- ↑ "Windows Vista support has ended". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ Deland-Han. "End of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ "Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ Deland-Han. "End of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ tfosmark. "Lifecycle dates extended for Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ "Windows 8 end of support and Office". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ GitHub-Name. "Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ GitHub-Name. "Windows Server 2012 R2 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ lizap. "Windows 10 - release information". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ Warren, Tom (2014-11-24). "Windows 10 won't be Windows 6.4". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
note: It is not safe to use 6.x Windows versions anymore, as they are discontinued and vulnerable to viruses.
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