Windows NT
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Windows NT is a series of Microsoft's Windows operating systems written in the C and C++ programming languages.[2][3] They were the first to use their new 'NT' (New Technology) core. That means it had a brand new core to do more things than the MS-DOS-based one that they used in older versions of Windows. Also, it was more secure and crashed less. Windows NT 3.1 was released as alpha versions in 1991-1992 and beta versions in 1993.
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Developer | Microsoft |
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Written in | C, C++, and Assembly language[1] |
Working state | Current |
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Initial release | July 27, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-07-27) (as Windows NT 3.1) |
Latest release | 20H2 (10.0.19042.746) January 12, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-12) |
Latest preview | 21H2 (10.0.21296.1000) January 21, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-21) |
Update method | Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services |
Platforms | IA-32, x86-64, ARM and Itanium (and historically DEC Alpha, MIPS, and PowerPC) |
Kernel type | Hybrid |
Default user interface | Graphical (Windows shell) |
License | Depending on version, edition or customer choice: Trialware, commercial software, volume licensing, OEM-only, SaaS, S+S[lower-alpha 1] |
Official website | www |
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