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Windows versions: releases, editions, support lifecycle, and choosing

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Microsoft Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families, all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft.

Reference Table for Windows Version Numbers
Operating System Version Details Version Number
Windows 11 Windows 11 (23H2) 10.0.22631
Windows 11 (22H2) 10.0.22621
Windows 11 (21H2) 10.0.22000
Windows 10 Windows 10 (21H2) 10.0.19044
Windows 10 (21H1) 10.0.19043
Windows 10 (20H2) 10.0.19042
Windows 10 (2004) 10.0.19041
Windows 10 (1909) 10.0.18363
  Windows 10 (1903) 10.0.18362
  Windows 10 (1809) 10.0.17763
  Windows 10 (1803) 10.0.17134
  Windows 10 (1709) 10.0.16299
  Windows 10 (1703) 10.0.15063
  Windows 10 (1607) 10.0.14393
  Windows 10 (1511) 10.0.10586
  Windows 10 10.0.10240
Windows 8 Windows 8.1 (Update 1) 6.3.9600
  Windows 8.1 6.3.9200
  Windows 8 6.2.9200
Windows 7 Windows 7 SP1 6.1.7601
  Windows 7 6.1.7600
Windows Vista Windows Vista SP2 6.0.6002
  Windows Vista SP1 6.0.6001
  Windows Vista 6.0.6000
Windows XP Windows XP2 5.1.26003

System version is specified like four numbers (XXXX) that mean a year and a month of a release.

First version of Windows 10 was 1507. July of 2015. The last version is 1909 - September of 2019.

Edition can be Single Language - only 1 language for interface. Also we can find Multilanguage editions.

License versions:

  • OEM - for those who complecting computers.
  • Retail - box versions from shops.
  • Volume - corporate version.

open_in_new About Windows Version Numbers .

Windows 10

Windows 10 has several editions.

Baseline editions

Baseline editions are the only editions available as standalone purchases in retail outlets. PCs often come pre-installed with one of these editions.

Edition Descripiton
Home
Pro
Pro for Workstations

Organizational editions

Edition Descripiton
Education
Pro Education
Enterprise
Enterprise LTSC

The best edition of Windows 10 is Enterprise LTSC.

We can find such an image in the Internet:

ru-ru_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2021_x64_dvd_5044a1e7.iso
MD5: c79abede530613ce7346664edb30b741
SHA-1: b8addd641b1ac9121ebccdc1a3c86153f6020cf4
SHA-256: 2fe16c42f155762fc5eefca5f0c357bf74306e54c1f712cc9db6aa0f94eb9995

Windows 11

I guess Enterprise LTSC version also is the best option for Windows 11.

ru-ru_windows_11_enterprise_ltsc_2024_x64_dvd_f9af5773.iso
MD5: cc640e41aad84146e83064d83852776f
SHA-1: 25f5d327ce4b46032a73158aa1d885137de4497a
SHA-256: 78ae49a277d80822889b9f6a40c8ece21be37a4efbff659871fe55663da89501
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