Windows NT 6.x

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Windows NT 6.x is a family of Windows NT, starting with Vista and ending with 8.1.

Versions[change | change source]

OS Date Build NT Version Support status
Windows Vista January 30, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-01-30) Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise NT 6.0 Support for RTM version ended on April 13, 2010, mainstream support with Service Pack 2 (SP2) ended on April 10, 2012. Extended support ended on April 11, 2017.[1]
Windows Server 2008 February 27, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02-27) Windows Server 2008 Standard Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-14)[2]

Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. This program allowed to purchase security updates for 3 years, in early installments through at most January 10, 2023 (January 9, 2024 for Azure customers) only for volume licensed editions.

Windows 7 July 22, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-07-22) Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional NT 6.1 Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support that excludes Professional and Enterprise ended on January 14, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-14). Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Professional and Enterprise ended on January 10, 2023; 15 months ago (2023-01-10),[3] excluding some Embedded editions
Windows Server 2008 R2 October 22, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-10-22) Applies for Windows Server 2008 R1. Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-14). Windows Server 2008 R2 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. This program allowed to purchase security updates for 3 years, in early installments through at most January 10, 2023 (and allows to purchase security updates until January 9, 2024 for Azure customers) only for volume licensed editions.[4]
Windows Server 2012 September 4, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-04) Windows Server 2012 Foundations, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Standard NT 6.2 Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support ended on October 10, 2023; 6 months ago (2023-10-10)[5]

Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until October 13, 2026 only for volume licensed editions

Windows 8 RTM October 26, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-26) Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 OEM, Windows 8 Enterprise All editions except Windows Embedded 8 Standard:

No mainstream support end date. Extended support ended on January 12, 2016; 5 years and 11 months ago[6]

Windows Embedded 8 Standard:

Mainstream support ended on July 10, 2018, 4 years and 6 months ago, extended support ended July 11, 2023

Windows 8.1 October 17, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-10-17) Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 OEM, Windows 8.1 Enterprise NT 6.3 All editions except Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry:

Mainstream support ended on January 9, 2018. Extended support ended on January 10, 2023.[7]

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry:

Mainstream support ended on July 10, 2018, 4 years and 6 months ago, extended support ended July 11, 2023

Windows Server 2012 R2 Applies for Windows Server 2012 R1 Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support ended on October 9, 2023; 6 months ago (2023-10-09)[8]

Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until October 13, 2026 only for volume licensed editions

Windows 10 was released on July 29, 2015,[9] and with it, Microsoft jumped to NT version 10.0.[10]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Windows Vista support has ended". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. ↑ Deland-Han. "End of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. ↑ Deland-Han. "End of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ↑ tfosmark. "Lifecycle dates extended for Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. ↑ "Windows 8 end of support and Office". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ↑ GitHub-Name. "Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  8. ↑ GitHub-Name. "Windows Server 2012 R2 - Microsoft Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  9. ↑ lizap. "Windows 10 - release information". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  10. ↑ Warren, Tom (2014-11-24). "Windows 10 won't be Windows 6.4". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-06-18.


note: It is not safe to use 6.x Windows versions anymore, as they are discontinued and vulnerable to viruses.

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