Microsoft Windows Server introduction, History and Versions
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Windows Server is group of Server operating system or NOS (Network Operating System) released by Microsoft. The first windows server was Windows NT server which was released in July 1993 for client Windows operating system Windows NT/95/98. And the latest windows server is Windows Server 2012 R2 for client Windows 8.1. New windows 10 server preview now also available on Microsoft website.
History of WindowsServer
Windows NT - Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. It is a processor-independent, multi processing, multi-user operating system.
Name | Release date | Release versionnumber | Editions |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2013 | NT 6.3 | Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
Windows Server 2012 | 2012 | NT 6.2 | Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 | 2010 | NT 6.1 | Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Windows Small Business Server 2011 Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Windows Home Server 2011 Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 |
Windows Server 2008 | 2008 | NT 6.0 | Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Server Foundation 2008 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Windows HPC Server 2008 Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows Storage Server 2008 Windows Web Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2003 R2 | 2006 | NT 5.2 | Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2003 R2 Web Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 (CCS) Windows Storage Server Windows Home Server |
Windows Server 2003 | 2003 | NT 5.2 | Windows Small Business Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Windows Storage Server |
Windows 2000 | 17 February 2000 | NT 5.0 | Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Datacenter Server |
Windows NT 4.0 | 29 July 1996 | NT 4.0 | Windows NT 4.0 Server Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition |
Windows NT 3.51 | June 1995 | NT 3.51 | Windows NT 3.51 Server |
Windows NT 3.5 | September 1994 | NT 3.50 | Windows NT 3.5 Server |
Windows NT 3.1 | August 1993 | NT 3.10 | Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server |