Compatibility
Wondering which Windows Update
website is compatible with your operating system?
The table below will help you to find what website you should use to update Windows!
Please note: this table does not represent what Windows Update Restored currently supports. It only represents what Microsoft officially supported back then.
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Windows 95 |
Windows NT 4.0 |
Windows 98 |
Windows Millennium |
Windows 2000 |
Windows XP |
Windows Server 2003 |
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Windows Update v2 |
Yes (IE4) |
Yes (IE4) |
Yes (FE - IE4) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Windows Update v3.1 |
Yes |
Yes (from SP3 to SP6a - x86) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, only up to SP2 |
No |
No |
|
Windows Update v4 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, only up to SP2 |
Yes, only up to SP1 |
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Windows Update v5 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes, with SP3 & SP4 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Windows Update v6 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes, with SP3 & SP4 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Microsoft Update |
Microsoft Windows Server Editions
Microsoft Windows Server editions of Windows are also supported. Here's a quick list linking each Consumer edition to its corresponding Server one:
Windows NT Server 4.0 = Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000 Server = Windows 2000
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