AbstiroChronology of Major Windows Versions
Launch years of major client Windows releases.
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Data values
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Windows 1.0 | 1985 |
| Windows 2.x | 1987 |
| Windows 3.x | 1990 |
| Windows 95 | 1995 |
| Windows 98 | 1998 |
| Windows Me | 2000 |
| Windows XP | 2001 |
| Windows Vista | 2007 |
| Windows 7 | 2009 |
| Windows 8 | 2012 |
| Windows 8.1 | 2013 |
| Windows 10 | 2015 |
| Windows 11 | 2021 |
Source: Wikipedia: List of Microsoft Windows versions (checked 2026-10-11). Boundaries are editorial summaries for this timeline and may not match official generation definitions.