Windows History By AstroPoug Aug 15, 1995 Windows 95 is RTM Aug 24, 1995 Windows 95 is released 1998 Windows 98 is released 1999 Windows 98 SE is released This was made to fix issues with Windows 98, as well as add some new minor features 2000 Windows 2000 is released Sep 14, 2000 Windows ME is released The most hated and despised of them all Oct 25, 2001 Windows XP is released Jan 30, 2006 Windows Vista is released Got a lot of hate Oct 22, 2009 Windows 7 is released Effectively an improved version of Windows Vista Oct 26, 2012 Windows 8 is released Jul 29, 2015 Windows 10 is released