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Windows Phone

	Windows Phone 7		Windows Phone 8
	Minimum	Recommended	Windows Phone 8
Processor	800 MHz	1.0 GHz	1.0 GHz dual-core
Memory	256 MB	512 MB
Display	WVGA
Hard disk drive free space	4 GB	8 GB	4 GB
Optical drive	CD-ROM drive^[1] (only to install from CD-ROM media)
Input devices	Keyboard, mouse or a compatible pointing device
Sound	Sound card and Speakers or headphones (only for sound playback)

Features

Version

Desktop shell

Theme

Web server

Office

Minimum

Maximum

Windows 1.0

MS-DOS Executive

—

(Unnamed)

—

Windows 2.0

Windows 3.0

Program Manager

3.0 (with Mutimedia Extension)

Windows 3.1x

2.0

5.0

3.1

4.3

Windows 95

Windows shell

Classic

1.0 ^{[note 1]}

5.5 SP2

4.0

2000

Windows NT 4.0

1.5 ^{[note 2]}

6.0 SP1

PWS

XP

Windows 98

4.01 ^{[note 3]}

Windows 2000

5.01 SP4

IIS 5.0

6.4

Windows Me

5.5

7.0

Windows XP

Luna (XP default), Classic (Server default)

6.0

8.0

IIS 5.1

8 (9 in SP2)

Optional (V1)

2010

Windows Server 2003

IIS 6.0

9 (10 in SP1)

Windows Vista

Aero (Vista/7 default), Classic (Server default)

7.0

9.0

IIS 7

11 ^{[note 4]}

Windows Server 2008

Yes

IIS 7

Windows 7

—

8.0

11.0

IIS 7.5

12 ^{[note 4]}

V2

2013

Windows Server 2008 R2

Yes

IIS 7.5

Windows Server 2012

Windows Runtime (default), Windows shell

Yes

Metro-inspired

10.0

IIS 8

V3

Windows 8

—

Windows Server 2012 R2

Yes

11.0

IIS 8.5

V4

Windows 8.1

—

^ The initial release of Windows 95 excluded Internet Explorer (IE), instead making it a separate purchase as part of the Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 software. IE 2 was included at no additional charge with Windows 95's free Service Pack 1 update or the paid OEM Service Release (OSR) 1. OSR 2 and 2.1 include IE 3, while OSR 2.5 includes IE 4. All versions, except for IE 4, are optional software that can be officially uninstalled after initial setup.
^ Although Internet Explorer (IE) 1.5 can run on Windows NT 4.0, IE 2.0 is included as a bundled but removable program with the OS.
^ The Second Edition of Windows 98 includes Internet Explorer 5 instead.^[2]
^ ^a ^b Servers require Desktop Experience to install Windows Media Player.

Old table

	Older component; no longer supported		Older component; still supported		Current component

Windows 3.0	Program Manager	(Unnamed)	—	—	3.0 (Multimedia Extension edition only)	—
Windows 3.1x	Program Manager	(Unnamed)	—	—	3.1	—
Windows 95	Windows shell	Classic	2.0 in OSR1 3.0 in OSR2 and OSR2.1 4.0 in OSR2.5	—	4.0	COMMAND.COM
Windows NT 4.0	Windows shell	Classic	2.0	PWS	4.0	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE
Windows 98	Windows shell	Classic	4.01	PWS	4.0	COMMAND.COM
Windows 98 SE	Windows shell	Classic	5.0	PWS	4.0	COMMAND.COM
Windows 2000	Windows shell	Classic	5.01	IIS 5.0	5.0 and 6.4 (side by side)	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE
Windows Me	Windows shell	Classic	5.5	—	6.4 and 7.0 (side by side)	COMMAND.COM
Windows XP	Windows shell	Luna (default), Classic	6.0	IIS 5.1	5.1, 6.4 and 8 (in RTM) 5.1, 6.4 and 9 (in SP1)	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell (optional)
Windows Server 2003	Windows shell	Classic (default), Luna	6.0	IIS 6.0	9 (10 in SP1)	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell (optional)
Windows Vista	Windows shell	Aero (default), Classic	7.0	IIS 7	11	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell (optional)
Windows Server 2008	Windows shell, Server Core	Classic (default), Aero (via "Desktop Experience")	7.0	IIS 7	11 (enabled by installing "Desktop Experience")	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell (optional)
Windows 7	Windows shell	Aero (default), Classic	8.0	IIS 7.5	12	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell v2.0
Windows Server 2008 R2	Windows shell, Server Core	Classic (default), Aero (via "Desktop Experience")	8.0	IIS 7.5	12 (via "Desktop Experience")	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell v2.0
Windows Server 2012	Windows shell, Server Core	Metro-inspired	10.0	IIS 8	12 (via "Desktop Experience")	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell v3.0
Windows 8	Windows shell	Metro-inspired	10.0	IIS 8	12	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell v3.0
Windows shell, Windows server core	Metro-inspired	11.0	IIS 8.5	12 (via "Desktop Experience")	COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, PowerShell v4.0

References

^ Any optical drive that can read CD-ROM media.
^ Prince, Brian (15 December 2008). "Test Finds Google Chrome, Apple Safari Weakest in Browser Password Management". eweek. Retrieved 22 May 2009.

[95OSRs-2] The initial release of Windows 95 excluded Internet Explorer (IE), instead making it a separate purchase as part of the Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 software. IE 2 was included at no additional charge with Windows 95's free Service Pack 1 update or the paid OEM Service Release (OSR) 1. OSR 2 and 2.1 include IE 3, while OSR 2.5 includes IE 4. All versions, except for IE 4, are optional software that can be officially uninstalled after initial setup.

[NT4-3] Although Internet Explorer (IE) 1.5 can run on Windows NT 4.0, IE 2.0 is included as a bundled but removable program with the OS.

[98SE-5] The Second Edition of Windows 98 includes Internet Explorer 5 instead.^[2]

[ServerStuff-6] Servers require Desktop Experience to install Windows Media Player.

[opticalDrive-1] Any optical drive that can read CD-ROM media.

[98SE-IE5-4] Prince, Brian (15 December 2008). "Test Finds Google Chrome, Apple Safari Weakest in Browser Password Management". eweek. Retrieved 22 May 2009.

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