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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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