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Windows 2000

Desktop · Microsoft Windows · Microsoft

Windows 2000

Unknown year Proprietary, commercial software Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: Windows 2000.

Key specifications

Family
Microsoft Windows
Type
Desktop
Kernel
Hybrid, Windows NT
License
Proprietary, commercial software

general

Defaultuser interface Windows shell, Graphical
Developer Microsoft
Final release Service Pack 4 with Update Rollup (5.0.2195.7045) / September 13, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-09-13)
Generalavailability February 17, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-02-17)
Kernel type Hybrid, Windows NT
License Proprietary, commercial software
Marketing target Business and Server
Official website microsoft.com/windows2000, Wayback Machine
OS family Microsoft Windows
Preceded by Windows NT 4.0
Released tomanufacturing December 15, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-15)
Source model Closed-source, Source-available, Shared Source Initiative
Succeeded by Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Supported platforms IA-32, Alpha, [a]
Update method Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, System Center Configuration Manager
Userland Windows API, NTVDM, OS/2 1.x
Working state No longer supported

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Performance profile

Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.

Security 64
Performance 46
Compatibility 60
Ecosystem 78
Modern support 78
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