Windows NT 6.x

Windows NT 6.x is a family of Microsoft Windows NT, starting with Vista and ending with 8.1. So far, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and the first release of Windows 8 are the only operating systems to have support dropped completely. (All family of Windows 6.x has no more support from Microsoft)

Versions
OS Date Build NT Version Support status
Windows Vista January 30, 2007 (2007-01-30) Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise NT 6.0 Mainstream support ended on April 10, 2012. Extended support ended on April 11, 2017.[1]
Windows Server 2008 February 27, 2008 (2008-02-27) Windows Server 2008 Standard Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)[2]
Windows 7 July 22, 2009 (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 (2020-01-14). Extended support for Professional and Enterprise will end on January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)[3]
Windows Server 2008 R2 October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22) Applies for Windows Server 2008 R1. Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14). Extended Security Updates will end on January 10, 2023; 5 days' time[4]
Windows Server 2012 September 4, 2012 (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 will end on October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)[5]
Windows 8 October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26) Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 OEM, Windows 8 Enterprise No mainstream support end date. Extended support ended on January 12, 2016; 5 years and 11 months ago[6]
Windows 8.1 October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17) Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 OEM, Windows 8.1 Enterprise NT 6.3 Mainstream support ended on January 9, 2018. Extended support will end on January 10, 2023.[7]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Applies for Windows Server 2012 R1 Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support will end on October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)[8]

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

References
  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.


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