Windows NT

Windows NT
DeveloperMicrosoft
Written inC, Assembly language
(core)
C++
(user mode applications, kernel graphical subsystem)
C#
(user mode applications)[1]
Working stateCurrent
Source model
Initial releaseJuly 27, 1993 (1993-07-27)
(as Windows NT 3.1)
Latest release24H2 (10.0.26100.863) (June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15)[2]) [±]
Latest preview
Release Preview Channel

24H2 (10.0.26100.863) (June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15)[3][4]) [±]

Beta Channel

23H2 (10.0.22635.3785) (June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)[5]) [±]

Dev Channel

24H2 (10.0.26120.961) (June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)[6]) [±]

Canary Channel
10.0.26236.5000 (June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12)[7]) [±]
Update methodWindows Update, Windows Server Update Services
PlatformsIA-32, x86-64, ARM and ARM64 (and historically Intel i860, DEC Alpha, Itanium, MIPS, and PowerPC)
Kernel typeHybrid [citation needed] (NT)
Influenced byRSX-11, VAXELN, OpenVMS, MICA, Mach (kernel)
MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.1x (userland)
Default
user interface
Graphical (Windows shell)
LicenseDepending on version, edition or customer choice: Trialware, commercial software, volume licensing, OEM-only, SaaS, S+S[a]
Official websitewindows.com

Windows NT is a proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft as part of its Windows product line, the first version of which was released on July 27, 1993, and it lives on today, as the latest version of Windows, 11, includes its technology.

The Windows NT name denotes major technology advancements that it introduced to the Windows product line including eliminating the 16-bit memory access limitations of earlier Windows releases. Each Windows release that includes its technology is considered to be based on, if not a revision of, Windows NT even though the Windows NT name has not been used since 1996.

Windows NT provides many features including:

  • pure 32-bit memory access — earlier, consumer-oriented versions, Windows 3.1x and Windows 9x, were 16-bit/32-bit hybrids
  1. ^ Lextrait, Vincent (January 2010). "The Programming Languages Beacon" (v10.0 ed.). Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "June 15, 2024—KB5039239 (OS Build 26100.863)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
  3. ^ "June 15, 2024—KB5039239 (OS Build 26100.863)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
  4. ^ "Releasing Windows 11, version 24H2 to the Release Preview Channel". Windows Insider Blog. May 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3785 (Beta Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.961 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. June 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26236 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. June 12, 2024.


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