Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era

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Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era

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Software Operating Systems Windows Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era News By Mark Tyson Published 31 July 2026 It was also the last NT release to support Alpha, MIPS, or PowerPC CPU architectures. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Codename Cairo marked an important milestone in the history of Microsoft’s original server OS and would far outlive Microsoft’s original plans as enthusiasts and administrators clung to it, as older readers will be aware.

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▪Software Operating Systems Windows Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era News By Mark Tyson Published 31 July 2026 It was also the last NT release
▪When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
▪Codename Cairo marked an important milestone in the history of Microsoft’s original server OS and would far outlive Microsoft’s original plans as enthusiasts and administrators clung to it, as older readers will be aware.

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Software Operating Systems Windows Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era News By Mark Tyson Published 31 July 2026 It was also the last NT release to support Alpha, MIPS, or PowerPC CPU architectures. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 to manufacturing partners on July 31, 1996.

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