Windows NT variants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Releases
All Windows versions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions
Windows N versions do not contain Media Player. It can be installed after the OS installation but it is not present as as a defult component. (In compliance with the European Commission Decision - goes back to XP. Seehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/886540).
Windows K has neither Media Player nor Windows Messenger. (In compliance with the Korean Fair Trade Commission order).
Main Windows release dates
24-Aug-95 Windows 95
24-Aug-96 Windows NT 4.0
25-Jun-98 Windows 98
05-May-99 Windows 98 SE
17-Feb-00 Windows 2000
14-Sep-00 Windows ME
25-Oct-01 Windows XP
31-Oct-02 Windows XP Media Center Edition
28 March 2003[2] Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (v2003)
24-Apr-03 Windows Server 2003
25-Apr-05 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
06-Dec-05 Windows Server 2003 R2
30-Nov-06 Windows Vista for Business use
30-Jan-07 Windows Vista for Home use; released in fifty countries
27-Feb-08 Windows Server 2008
22-Oct-09 Windows 7
22-Oct-09 Windows Server 2008 R2
04-Sep-12 Windows Server 2012
26-Oct-12 Windows 8
18-Oct-13 Windows 8.1
18-Oct-13 Windows Server 2012 R2
29-Jul-15 Windows 10
27-Sep-16 Windows Server 2016
