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
Related systems
Data sources
- wikipedia os en.wikipedia.org → 1 day ago