Windows NT Family
| Codename | Preliminary name | Final name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona | Windows NT 3.5 | Named after the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. | |
| SUR (Shell Update Release), Cairo | Windows NT 4.0 | Microsoft originally planned for NT 4.0 to be just a simple "Shell Update Release" to integrate the Windows 95 GUI with Windows NT 3.51's kernel. | |
| Wolfpack | Microsoft Cluster Server | ||
| Hydra | Terminal Services, Windows Terminal Server | Terminal Server adds "multiheading" support to Windows (the ability to run multiple instances of the graphics subsystem), and the hydra is a mythological monster with multiple heads. | |
| Janus | Windows 2000 64-bit | ||
| Impala | Windows NT 4.0 Embedded | ||
| Neptune | Microsoft Neptune | Never named | Planned consumer version of Windows 2000, merged with Odyssey to form Whistler. |
| Odyssey | Never named | Planned successor to Windows 2000 for business customers, merged with Neptune to form Whistler. | |
| Whistler | Windows XP | Named after Whistler, British Columbia, where design retreats were held. | |
| Mantis | Windows XP Embedded | Named after the Mantis shrimp | |
| Freestyle | Windows XP Media Center Edition | ||
| Harmony | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 | ||
| Symphony | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 | ||
| Emerald | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2 | ||
| Diamond | Windows Media Center | Included in Windows Vista | |
| Springboard | Set of enhanced security features, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2. | ||
| Lonestar | Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 | ||
| Whistler Server | Windows Server 2002, Windows .NET Server |
Windows Server 2003 | |
| Bobcat | Windows Small Business Server 2003 | ||
| Eiger, Mönch | Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs | Mönch included additional features for use on mobile devices. | |
| Longhorn | Windows Vista | Went gold (RTM) on 8 of November 2006. Named after the Longhorn Bar in the Whistler-Blackcomb resort; initially planned as an "interim release" between "Whistler" and "Blackcomb" (which was "Vienna" and is now Windows 7). | |
| Mojave | Windows Vista | Spoof codename used for the Windows Vista "Mojave Experiment" marketing exercise. | |
| Q, Quattro | Windows Home Server | ||
| Vail | Windows Home Server 2011 | Windows Home Server 2011 | |
| Longhorn Server | Windows Server 2008 | ||
| Cougar | Windows Small Business Server 2008 | ||
| Viridian | Hyper-V | Virtualization update for Windows Server 2008. | |
| Centro | Windows Essential Business Server | ||
| Blackcomb, Vienna, "7" | Windows 7 | ||
| Fiji | Windows Vista Media Center Feature Pack 2008 | Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 | |
| Red Dog | Windows Cloud | Windows Azure | Windows cloud services platform |
| Aurora | Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials | ||
| Quebec | Windows Embedded 2011 |
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