Last Updated on August 12, 2021 by Amit

Windows operating system 1985 – 2021 (windows versions history)

On this page you will see a complete list of all Microsoft Windows versions since 1985 with their release date , support status and more.
1985 was the year when the world of computer changed with a modern operating system called Windows . The first version of Windows was named as Window 1.0 and then many other versions of Windows were released by Microsoft.
The goal of this page is to show you the complete history of Windows operating systems relesed by Microsoft since 1985 .

The journey of Microsoft windows from 1.0 to windows 11

Windows version	Released on	Support status
Windows 1.0	November 20, 1985	Support ended on December 31, 2001
Windows 2.0	December 9, 1987	Support ended on December 31, 2001
Windows 3.0	May 22, 1990	Support ended on December 31, 2001
Windows 3.1	April 6, 1992	Support ended on December 31, 2001
Windows 95	August 15, 1995	Support ended on December 31, 2001
Windows 98	May 15, 1998	Support ended on July 11, 2006
Windows Me	June 19, 2000	Support ended on July 11, 2006
Windows XP	August 24, 2001	Support ended on April 08, 2014
Windows Vista	November 8, 2006	Support ended on April 13, 2021
Windows 7	July 22, 2009	Support ended on January 14, 2020
Windows 8	August 1, 2012	Active
Windows 8.1	August 27, 2013	Active
Windows 10	July 15, 2015	Active
Windows 11	Not yet released	_____

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