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Windows Server (formerly Windows NT Server) is a brand name for server-oriented releases of the Windows NT operating system (OS) that have been developed by Microsoft since 1993. The first release under this brand name is Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server, an edition of Windows NT 3.1. With the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft started releasing new versions under the name Windows Server. The latest release of Windows NT under the Windows Server brand is Windows Server 2025.
Microsoft's history of developing operating systems for servers goes back to Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server.
Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was released on July 27, 1993[citation needed] as an edition of Windows NT 3.1, an operating system aimed towards business and server use. As with its Workstation counterpart, Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was a 32 bit rewrite of the Windows kernel that retained a similar user interface to Windows 3.1. Unlike the latter, however, Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was a complete operating system that did not need to be run from DOS. Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server, like its Workstation counterpart, featured new features such as multiuser support and preemptive multitasking. In 1994, Microsoft released Windows NT 3.5 Server. It introduced TCP/IP and Winsock support integrated into the operating system, alongside the ability to use FTP. It also supported VFAT.[citation needed]
In 1995, Microsoft released Windows NT 3.51 Server, an update to Windows NT 3.5 Server, which added NTFS compression and support for the PowerPC architecture.[citation needed]
In 1996, Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 Server. It added the new user interface introduced in Windows 95 the previous year. In addition, it dropped support for the PowerPC, Alpha, and MIPS architectures. Microsoft updated Winsock to version 2 and IIS 2.0 and FrontPage are included.[citation needed]
In 2000, Microsoft released Windows 2000 Server. It mainly introduced Active Directory.
Windows Server 2003 is based on Windows XP. It is the first server version to use the "Windows Server" brand name.
Windows Server 2008 is based on Windows Vista, while Windows Server 2008 R2 is based on Windows 7.
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Windows Server
Windows Server (formerly Windows NT Server) is a brand name for server-oriented releases of the Windows NT operating system (OS) that have been developed by Microsoft since 1993. The first release under this brand name is Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server, an edition of Windows NT 3.1. With the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft started releasing new versions under the name Windows Server. The latest release of Windows NT under the Windows Server brand is Windows Server 2025.
Microsoft's history of developing operating systems for servers goes back to Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server.
Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was released on July 27, 1993[citation needed] as an edition of Windows NT 3.1, an operating system aimed towards business and server use. As with its Workstation counterpart, Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was a 32 bit rewrite of the Windows kernel that retained a similar user interface to Windows 3.1. Unlike the latter, however, Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was a complete operating system that did not need to be run from DOS. Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server, like its Workstation counterpart, featured new features such as multiuser support and preemptive multitasking. In 1994, Microsoft released Windows NT 3.5 Server. It introduced TCP/IP and Winsock support integrated into the operating system, alongside the ability to use FTP. It also supported VFAT.[citation needed]
In 1995, Microsoft released Windows NT 3.51 Server, an update to Windows NT 3.5 Server, which added NTFS compression and support for the PowerPC architecture.[citation needed]
In 1996, Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 Server. It added the new user interface introduced in Windows 95 the previous year. In addition, it dropped support for the PowerPC, Alpha, and MIPS architectures. Microsoft updated Winsock to version 2 and IIS 2.0 and FrontPage are included.[citation needed]
In 2000, Microsoft released Windows 2000 Server. It mainly introduced Active Directory.
Windows Server 2003 is based on Windows XP. It is the first server version to use the "Windows Server" brand name.
Windows Server 2008 is based on Windows Vista, while Windows Server 2008 R2 is based on Windows 7.