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The following is a list of the different versions of Windows and their Microsoft support status. The information was taken from the Microsoft website and may or may not be correct (this page should be used as a general guide only). Yellow is used to indicate versions where mainstream support has ended but extended support is still available, red is used to indicate all support has ended.
| Windows 3 | |||
| Product Name | General Availability | Mainstream Support Ends | Extended Support Ends |
| Windows 3.0 | 01-Jun-1990 | 31-Dec-2001 | na |
| Windows 3.1 | 01-Mar-1992 | 31-Dec-2001 | na |
| Windows 3.1 for Workgroups | 01-Oct-1992 | 31-Dec-2001 | na |
| Windows 3.11 for Workgroups | 01-Nov-1993 | 31-Dec-2001 | na |
| Windows 9x | |||
| Product Name | General Availability | Mainstream Support Ends | Extended Support Ends |
| Windows 95 | 15-Aug-1995 | 31-Dec-2000 | 31-Dec-2001 |
| Windows 95 OSR2 | 01-Jan-1997 | 31-Dec-2000 | 31-Dec-2001 |
| Windows 98 | 30-Jun-1998 | 30-Jun-2003 | 16-Jan-2004 |
| Windows 98SE | 30-Jun-1999 | 30-Jun-2003 | 16-Jan-2004 |
| Windows Millenium Edition | 31-Dec-2000 | 31-Dec-2003 | 30-Jun-2006 |
| Windows NT | |||
| Product Name | General Availability | Mainstream Support Ends | Extended Support Ends |
| Windows NT 3.1 | 24-Oct-1995 | 31-Dec-2000 | na |
| Windows NT 3.51 Workstation | 30-May-1995 | 31-Dec-2000 | 31-Dec-2001 |
| Windows NT 3.51 Advanced Server | 28-Aug-1995 | 30-Sep-2000 | 30-Sep-2002 |
| Windows NT 4.0 Workstation | 29-Jun-1996 | 30-Jun-2002 | 30-Jun-2004 |
| Windows NT 4.0 Server | 29-Jul-1996 | 31-Dec-2002 | 31-Dec-2004 |
| Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition | 15-Dec-1997 | 31-Dec-2002 | 31-Dec-2004 |
| Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server | 13-Sep-1998 | 31-Dec-2002 | 31-Dec-2004 |
| Windows 2000 Professional | 31-Mar-2000 | 30-Jun-2005 | 13-Jul-2010 |
| Windows 2000 Server | 31-Mar-2000 | 30-Jun-2005 | 13-Jul-2010 |
| Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 31-Mar-2000 | 30-Jun-2005 | 13-Jul-2010 |
| Windows 2000 Data Center | 13-Nov-2000 | 30-Jun-2005 | 13-Jul-2010 |
| Windows XP Home Edition | 31-Dec-2001 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows XP Professional | 31-Dec-2001 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows XP Media Center 2002 | 26-Nov-2002 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows XP Tablet PC | 05-Feb-2003 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows XP Media Center 2004 | 27-Oct-2003 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows XP Media Center 2005 | 27-Oct-2003 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 | 25-Aug-2004 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows 2003 Standard Edition | 28-May-2003 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 Datacenter Edition | 28-May-2003 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition | 28-May-2003 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 Web Edition | 28-May-2003 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 R2 Standard Edition | 05-Mar-2006 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition | 05-Mar-2006 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition | 05-Mar-2006 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 R2 Web Edition | 05-Mar-2006 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows Vista Home Basic Edition (*) | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Business Edition (*) | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Enterprise Edition | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Ultimate Edition | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
* = Includes the 'N' version (an OEM only version primarily for Europe that has Microsoft's Media Player removed for anti-trust reasons).
| Windows NT(64) | |||
| Product Name | General Availability | Mainstream Support Ends | Extended Support Ends |
| Windows XP Professional | 31-Dec-2001 | 14-Apr-2009 | 08-Apr-2014 |
| Windows 2003 Datacenter Edition | 28-May-2003 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition | 28-May-2003 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition | 05-Mar-2006 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition | 05-Mar-2006 | 13-Jul-2010 | 14-Jul-2015 |
| Windows Vista Home Basic Edition (*) | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Business Edition (*) | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Enterprise Edition | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
| Windows Vista Ultimate Edition | 25-Jan-2007 | 10-Apr-2012 | na |
* = Includes the 'N' version (an OEM only version primarily for Europe that has Microsoft's Media Player removed for anti-trust reasons).
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