Timeline: Timeline of Windows Operating Systems

Aug 12, 1981

MS-DOS
Period: Aug 12, 1981 to Aug 5, 2021

Windows/Microsoft

TIMESPAN
The Windows timeline as of date.
Apr 27, 1987

Windows 1.0

The first version of Windows 1.0 that was released to the public.
Dec 9, 1987

Windows 2.0

The successor to Windows 1.0.
Mar 12, 1989

Windows 2.1
Oct 30, 1990

Windows 3.0
Apr 24, 1992

Microsoft Winpad

Unreleased mobile Microsoft Windows product.
Dec 31, 1993

Windows 3.1
Apr 27, 1994

Windows 3.2

A Chinese version of Windows 3.1.
Oct 29, 1994

Windows NT 3.1
Mar 2, 1995

Microsoft Pegasus
Aug 15, 1995

Windows 95
Sep 21, 1995

Windows NT 3.5
Nov 25, 1995

Windows Nashville

Also called Windows 96, it is a cancelled version of Windows.
Dec 1, 1995

Windows Cairo

Cancelled Windows version.
Jul 31, 1996

Windows NT 4.0
Sep 19, 1996

Windows NT 3.51
Nov 16, 1996

Windows CE 1.0
Oct 29, 1997

Windows CE 2.0
1999

Windows Odyssey

Cancelled Windows version.
May 5, 1999

Windows 98
Dec 15, 1999

Windows 2000
Dec 27, 1999

Microsoft Neptune

Cancelled Windows version.
Apr 19, 2000

Pocket PC 2000
Jun 15, 2000

Windows CE 3.0
Jun 19, 2000

Windows Me
2001

Windows Triton

Cancelled Windows version.
2001

Windows Blackcomb

Cancelled version of Windows.
Feb 22, 2001

Windows 7
Aug 25, 2001

Windows XP
Sep 4, 2001

Pocket PC 2002
Nov 28, 2001

Windows XP Embedded
Jan 7, 2002

Windows CE 4.0
Sep 29, 2002

Windows XP Media Center Edition
Jun 23, 2003

Windows Mobile 2003
Jul 9, 2004

Windows CE 5.0
Apr 25, 2005

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
May 9, 2005

Windows Mobile 5.0
Nov 6, 2006

Windows Embedded CE 6.0
Feb 12, 2007

Windows Mobile 6.0
Nov 6, 2007

Windows Vista
Jun 1, 2008

Windows Mobile 6.1
May 11, 2009

Windows Mobile 6.5
Sep 21, 2010

Windows Phone 7
Mar 1, 2011

Windows 7 Embedded Compact 7
Aug 1, 2012

Windows 8
Sep 29, 2012

Windows Phone 8
Oct 26, 2012

Windows RT
Jun 13, 2013

Windows Embedded Compact 2013
Aug 27, 2013

Windows 8.1
Jul 15, 2015

Windows 10
Nov 20, 2015

Windows 10 Mobile
Jan 2, 2018

Windows Polaris

Cancelled Windows version.
2020

Windows 10X
Aug 5, 2021

Windows 11

MS-DOS

Windows/Microsoft

Windows 1.0

Windows 2.0

Windows 2.1

Windows 3.0

Microsoft Winpad

Windows 3.1

Windows 3.2

Windows NT 3.1

Microsoft Pegasus

Windows 95

Windows NT 3.5

Windows Nashville

Windows Cairo

Windows NT 4.0

Windows NT 3.51

Windows CE 1.0

Windows CE 2.0

Windows Odyssey

Windows 98

Windows 2000

Microsoft Neptune

Pocket PC 2000

Windows CE 3.0

Windows Me

Windows Triton

Windows Blackcomb

Windows 7

Windows XP

Pocket PC 2002

Windows XP Embedded

Windows CE 4.0

Windows XP Media Center Edition

Windows Mobile 2003

Windows CE 5.0

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Windows Mobile 5.0

Windows Embedded CE 6.0

Windows Mobile 6.0

Windows Vista

Windows Mobile 6.1

Windows Mobile 6.5

Windows Phone 7

Windows 7 Embedded Compact 7

Windows 8

Windows Phone 8

Windows RT

Windows Embedded Compact 2013

Windows 8.1

Windows 10

Windows 10 Mobile

Windows Polaris

Windows 10X

Windows 11

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