Development and History[]
Windows NT 4.0, codenamed Cairo, was originally known as the Shell Update Release (SUR), and the original Goal of Windows NT 4.0 was to port the Win32 GUI used by Windows 95 to Windows NT 4.0.
Windows NT 4.0 shipped on July 31st 1996.
| Windows NT Service List by Product |
| Windows NT Service List: Workstation | Server |
System Requirements[]
Intel/AMD/Cyrix x86-Based Systems
- Pentium-Class, or faster processor
- 16MB RAM Minimum, 32MB recommended
- 110MB of available Hard Disk space
- CD-ROM drive or access to a CD-ROM over a computer Network
- VGA or higher-resolution display adapter
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
RISC-Based Systems
- Workstation with Alpha AXP, MIPS R4x00, or PowerPC processor
- 16MB of memory
- 110MB of available Hard Disk space
- CD-ROM drive or access to a CD-ROM over a computer Network
- VGA or higher-resolution display adapter
- Microsoft Mouse or compatable pointing device
Development Timeline[]
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (code-names "Cairo" and "Detroit"), begins coding in 1995.
- Windows NT 4.0 Beta 1 released in January 1996.
- Windows NT 4.0 Beta 2 released in March 1996.
- Windows NT 4.0 Released to Manufacturing (RTM) July 29 1996.
- Windows NT 4.0 Publicly Released August 24, 1996.
- Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1 Build 1381 released in 1996.
- Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 released in January 13 1997.
- Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack released in 1997.
- Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server Version Released to Manufacturing (RTM) in September 16 1997.
- Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server Version Publically released in October 1997.
- Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Beta 1 (codenamed "Hydra") begins in November 21 1997.
- Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server released in 1998.
- Windows NT 4.0 Server Option Pack released in December 2 1998.
- Windows NT 4.0 Embedded Beta 1 begins February 22 1999.
- Windows NT 4.0 Embedded released August 9 1999.
- Drops support for MIPS architecture, October 16 1996.
- Drops development for PPC architecture, February 7 1997.
- Last known Service Pack: SP6, December 1999.
Features[]
Available Versions[]
| Windows NT 4.0 Product List |
| Windows NT 4.0 Product List: Workstation | Server | Terminal Server | Enterprise Server | Embedded |
Service Packs[]
| Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack List |
| Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack List: SP1 | SP2 | SP3 | SP4 | SP5 | SP6 | SP6a |
| Microsoft Operating System Versions |
| Microsoft Operating System Versions:
MS-DOS: QDOS | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.21 | 3.3 | 3.3A | 3.31 | 4.0 | 4.01 | 4.01A | 5.0 | 5.0A | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.21 | 6.22 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 Windows 1.x: 1.0 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 Windows 2.x: 2.0 | 2.01 | 2.1 | 2.2 Windows 3.x: 3.0 | 3.0A | 3.1 | 3.11 | 3.2 Windows for Workgroups 3.x: 3.1 | 3.11 Windows 9x: 95 | 98 | ME Windows NT: 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.51 | 4.0 | 2000 | XP | 2003 Windows NT: Vista | Longhorn Server | Blackcomb Server Windows NT: Windows 8 | Windows 10 | Windows 11 Windows CE: 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 Windows Embedded: NT | XP Windows Mobile: 2003 | 5.0 Previous Windows Codenames: Janus | Snowball | Kato | Daytona | Chicago | Memphis | Millennium | Cairo | Odyssey | Neptune | Whistler | Longhorn | Blackcomb |
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