Timeline of Microsoft Windows - wikipedia Timeline of Microsoft Windows This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 July 2018. This article presents a timeline of events in the history of Microsoft Windows operating systems from 1985. The Windows family tree Contents 1 Desktop and server 2 Mobile 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Desktop and server Release date Title Architectures Based Upon 20 November 1985 Windows 1.0 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 9 December 1987 Windows 2.0 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 27 May 1988 Windows 2.10 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 13 March 1989 Windows 2.11 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 22 May 1990 Windows 3.0 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 20 October 1991 Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 6 April 1992 Windows 3.1 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 27 October 1992 Windows for Workgroups 3.1 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 27 July 1993 Windows NT 3.1 IA - 32, DEC Alpha, MIPS Windows NT 8 November 1993 Windows for Workgroups 3.11 x86 -- 16 - bit MS - DOS 21 September 1994 Windows NT 3.5 IA - 32, DEC Alpha, MIPS Windows NT 30 May 1995 Windows NT 3.51 IA - 32, DEC Alpha, MIPS, PowerPC Windows NT 24 August 1995 Windows 95 IA - 32 MS - DOS 24 August 1996 Windows NT 4.0 IA - 32, DEC Alpha, MIPS, PowerPC Windows NT 25 June 1998 Windows 98 IA - 32 MS - DOS 5 May 1999 Windows 98 SE IA - 32 MS - DOS 17 February 2000 Windows 2000 IA - 32 Windows NT 14 September 2000 Windows ME IA - 32 MS - DOS 25 October 2001 Windows XP IA - 32 Windows NT 25 October 2001 Windows XP 64 - Bit Edition ( v2002 ) Itanium Windows NT 31 October 2002 Windows XP Media Center Edition IA - 32 Windows NT 28 March 2003 Windows XP 64 - Bit Edition ( v2003 ) Itanium Windows NT 24 April 2003 Windows Server 2003 IA - 32, x64, Itanium Windows NT 30 September 2003 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 IA - 32 Windows NT 12 October 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 IA - 32 Windows NT 25 April 2005 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition x64 Windows NT 6 December 2005 Windows Server 2003 R2 IA - 32, x64, Itanium Windows NT 8 July 2006 Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs IA - 32 Windows NT 30 November 2006 Windows Vista for Business use IA - 32, x64 Windows NT 30 January 2007 Windows Vista for Home use ; released in fifty countries IA - 32, x64 Windows NT 7 November 2007 Windows Home Server IA - 32, x64 Windows NT 27 February 2008 Windows Server 2008 IA - 32, x64 Windows NT 22 October 2009 Windows 7 IA - 32, x64 Windows NT 22 October 2009 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Windows NT 6 April 2011 Windows Home Server 2011 x64 Windows NT 1 July 2011 Windows Thin PC IA - 32 Windows NT 4 September 2012 Windows Server 2012 x64 Windows NT 26 October 2012 Windows 8 IA - 32, x64 Windows NT 26 October 2012 Windows RT ARM Windows NT 18 October 2013 Windows 8.1 IA - 32, x64 Windows NT 18 October 2013 Windows RT 8.1 ARM Windows NT 18 October 2013 Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Windows NT 29 July 2015 Windows 10 IA - 32, x64, ARM Windows NT 27 September 2016 Windows Server 2016 x64 Windows NT Mobile Timeline of Windows CE Development Date Release Notes 16 November 1996 Windows CE 1.0 25 June 1997 Windows CE 1.01 29 September 1997 Windows CE 2.0 1 November 1997 Windows CE 2.0 Handheld PC ( H / PC ) 8 January 1998 Windows CE 2.01 Palm - sized PC, Pocket PC ( P / PC ) and smartphone 8 January 1998 Windows CE 2.01 Auto PC 1 March 1998 Windows CE 2.10 1 July 1999 Windows CE 2.11 28 September 1999 Windows CE 2.12 19 April 2000 Windows CE 3.0 19 April 2000 Pocket PC 2000 Palm - sized PC, Pocket PC ( P / PC ) and smartphone 25 September 2000 Windows CE 3.0 Core Add - on Pack 4 October 2001 Pocket PC 2002 Palm - sized PC, Pocket PC ( P / PC ) and smartphone 7 January 2002 Windows CE 4.0 1 June 2002 Windows CE 4.1. NET Core 23 April 2003 Windows CE 4.2. NET Core 23 June 2003 Windows Mobile 2003 24 March 2004 Windows Mobile 2003 SE 9 July 2004 Windows CE 5.0 9 May 2005 Windows Mobile 5.0 15 September 2006 Windows CE 6.0 12 February 2007 Windows Mobile 6.0 1 April 2008 Windows Mobile 6.1 11 May 2009 Windows Mobile 6.5 8 November 2010 Windows Phone 7 1 March 2011 Windows Embedded Compact 7 29 October 2012 Windows Phone 8 13 June 2013 Windows Embedded Compact 2013 14 April 2014 Windows Phone 8.1 20 November 2015 Windows 10 Mobile See also Microsoft portal History of Microsoft Windows Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions Microsoft version numbering List of Microsoft codenames Timeline of DOS operating systems History of operating systems Timeline of OpenBSD Comparison of operating systems List of operating systems References Jump up ^ `` Microsoft Unveils Plans for 64 - Bit Windows Platform ''. News Center. Microsoft. May 23, 2001. Jump up ^ `` Microsoft Releases Windows XP 64 - Bit Edition Version 2003 to Manufacturing ''. News Center. Microsoft. March 28, 2003. Jump up ^ `` Microsoft Windows Thin PC Specs ''. CNET. CBS Interactive. External links Official Microsoft Windows Website Microsoft Windows family Components History Timeline Criticism DOS - based Windows 1.0 Windows 2.0 Windows 2.1 x Windows 3.0 Windows 3.1 x Windows 9x Windows 95 ( Development ) Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT Windows NT 3.1 Windows NT 3.5 Windows NT 3.51 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Client versions Windows XP editions x64 Media Center Fundamentals Development of XP Windows Vista editions Development of Vista Windows 7 editions Windows 8 editions RT 8.1 Windows 10 editions version history Windows Server Server 2003 Home Server Server 2008 EBS 2008 HPC Server 2008 Server 2008 R2 Home Server 2011 Server 2012 Server 2012 R2 Server 2016 Server 2019 MultiPoint Server Server Essentials Specialized Windows Preinstallation Environment Windows Embedded Embedded Compact CE 5.0 Embedded CE 6.0 Embedded Compact 7 Embedded Automotive Embedded Industry Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2000 Pocket PC 2002 Mobile 2003 Mobile 5.0 Mobile 6.0 Mobile 6.1 Mobile 6.5 Windows Phone Phone 7 Phone 8 Phone 8.1 Windows 10 Mobile Cancelled Cairo Nashville Neptune Odyssey Related New Features XP Vista 7 8 10 Removed Features XP Vista 7 8 10 Criticism of Windows XP Vista 10 List of versions Comparison Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_Microsoft_Windows&oldid=850335158 '' Categories : Microsoft Windows Computing timelines History of software Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from January 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български فارسی Magyar Tiếng Việt 粵語 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 15 July 2018, at 06 : 30 ( UTC ). 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Question: which is older windows xp or windows 7
Answer: Windows XP