Windows Server is a brand name for a group of server operating systems (OS) that Microsoft has been developing since 2003. The first OS to be released under this brand name was Windows Server 2003.. Microsoft's history of developing operating systems for server computers goes back to Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server edition. Windows 2000 Server edition was the first …

Windows Setup is an installer that prepares a hard disk drive for a Microsoft Windows operating system installation by executing two processes: a) initializing the drive and b) copying system files to that drive in order for the operating system to be run locally (see Volume).

Windows NT 6.x is a family of Microsoft Windows NT, starting with Vista and ending with 8.1. So far, Windows Vista and the first release of Windows 8 are the only operating systems to have support dropped completely. Versions. OS Date Build NT Version Support status ...