Windows never released future pack

Windows History with Never Released Versions (WHwNRV) is a compilation of Windows versions. It contains both official and fictional versions, from the past, the present, and the future; the official versions are recreated.

The first video was made by MinderiaOSM on January 6, 2016.

History[edit]

Based on the series, Windows Never Released can be combined with Windows History (1.0 to 10)

Windows is an operating system developed by Microsoft, the first version was Windows 1.0.

Video Course (MinderiaOSM’s WHwNRV)[edit]

Video Version	Upload Date	Links
1.0	January 6, 2016	WHwNRV (Update 1)
1.1 (2.0)	May 24, 2016; December 24, 2018 Reupload had better resolution than in original.	WHwNRV (Update 2)
2.0 (3.0)	June 30, 2016	WHwNRV (Update 3)
3.0 (4.0)	August 08, 2016	WHwNRV (Update 4)
4.0 (5.0)	June 14, 2017	WHwNRV (Update 5)
4.1 (5.0 R2)	TBA (expected 2023)	N/A	N/A
5.0 (6.0)	TBA (expected 2023)	N/A	N/A

Update 1[edit]

The first update (also his first video) is uploaded on January 6, 2016, with the additions:

• Windows Server 2109 (Removed from Update 2)
• Windows 100.09 (Old Boot Screen, Updated on Update 2 (Note. Microsoft’s Main logo is 2012, but it’s in the future))
• Windows 2016 (Featured in Update 1, Note. the boot screen in update 1 looked a bit like in Windows 2000)
• Windows 1000 B.C.

Update 2[edit]

The second update is uploaded on May 24, 2016, and was reuploaded on December 24, 2018, along with older versions with the additions of:

• Windows Whistler Server 1999 (removed)
• Windows Infinity & Infinity SE
• Windows 13-16.1
• Windows CE (Century Edition) & CESE
• Windows Insider Review
• Windows 100.01, 100.02, 100.02 Server (removed from Update 7.5 and Update Walker), 100.09 Beta (removed from Update 7.5 and Update Walker)
• Windows PDA Series (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 98, 2000, 2001) (removed)
• Windows 3.3
• Windows 1000000

Changelog[edit]

• Remade Windows NT 8.0 & Windows 2016
• Removed Windows Server 2109; Windows Pluto 0.0 (different Pluto came in U5 now); Windows Vista Beta 3 (brought back in U5); Windows Alaska; Windows XP Service Pack 5.

Update 3[edit]

The third update is uploaded on June 30, 2016, also it’s first parenthesized with «Update #»

In the additions of:

• Windows NT 9.0 (revived in Update 7.2 and Update Walker)
• Windows NT 10.0 (Removed in Update 4 (Revived in Update 5) (Note: NT 10.0 is Windows 10))
• Windows Server 2119 (removed from Update 7.5 and Update Walker)
• Windows 2011-2015; 2017-2019
• Windows 1000000-3000000 AD
• Windows SP-89, 999&1000
• Windows XT
• Windows End

Changelog[edit]

• Remade Windows PDA Series, Windows NT 7.0, Windows 2020 (XP) & Windows NT Ultimate
• Removed Codename Whistler Server 1999, Shorthorn, Florida, Blackcomb (2008), Eiger, Alaska, Vienna (revived in Update 7.2), Venus (revived in Update 5, but with different year) & Dragonfly
• Removed Windows VY Canis Majoris, Windows DE & Windows DE SE (Decade Edition & DE Second Edition), Windows XPSE (revived in Update 5), Windows Minecraft, Windows Metro, Windows Blue, Windows Magma, Windows VXP (revived in Update 5), Windows 7 ³⁄₄ & Windows 8 (Beta 2 M1 & Beta 2) (Beta 2 is revived in Update 5), Windows DT Workstation, Server & DT SE, Windows SR-XP, Windows SR-XP x64
• Removed ½ Series

Update 4[edit]

The fourth update is uploaded on August 8, 2016, and it’s the last update before June 14, 2017.

With the return of Windows DE (Decade Edition)

And an updated versions of Windows 3.1, XP, Server 2003, Vista, 7, 8, 10 and 12.

In the additions of:

• Windows 6.2
• Windows Vista Final Beta Release
• Windows PDA 2000 Beta
• Windows PDA Neptune
• Windows PDA XP
• Windows PDA Longhorn
• Windows PDA 2005
• Windows 17-32.1
• Windows 2048
• Windows Advanced Superdisk
• Windows 50 & 50.1

Changelog[edit]

• Remade Windows NT 7.0 Embedded, Windows 9, Windows 11-16.1, Windows 7.2, Windows Infinity & Infinity SE, Windows Insider Review & Windows CE (Century Edition)
• Removed Windows NT Ultimate; Windows NT 10.0 (revived in U5); Windows PDA 2029 & 2117; Windows 95 10 Years Edition; Windows 98 Embedded 2009; Windows 12.2-12.4; Windows 95, 97 & 98 EUR Versions
• Removed Windows 1.01, 2.03, 2.1 Home Edition versions

Update 5[edit]

The fifth and final update is uploaded on June 14, 2017.

The following additions must be added to planned future:

• Vindaugus 1000 & 1001 (999-1000 A.D.) (Never Released)
• Vanura 1 AD & 1 BC; -100 ~ -∞ (2000 AD & 3000 AD) (Never Released)
• Windows Prehistorical Versions (XP Millennithum; Millennium 1000) (Never Released)
• Microsoft Plus! Series (Windows 4.0, 4.5, 5, 5.1, 6, 10, Vista) (Never Released)
• Windows 3.0 (For Workgroups) (Never Released)
• Windows 8 Beta 3 (Never Released)
• Windows 89; 101-117 (9x) (Never Released)
• Windows NT 5.1 (Never Released)
• Windows 2000 RC (NT 5.0 styled)
• Windows Server 2010 (Never Released)
• Windows XP Alphabetas (Alpha & Beta 4.1)
• Windows Vista Alphabetas (Alpha 1 & Alpha 2 (Splitted from Main Alpha phase); Beta 2.1; RC & RC2)
• Windows Vista 2 (Never Released)
• Windows Vista Beta 3 (After leftover from Update 1)
• Windows 8 Beta 2 (After leftover from Update 1)
• Windows XPSE (Professional) (Home Edition, Freestyle, Server Family) (After leftover from Update 2)
• Windows NT 10.0 (After leftover from Update 3)
• Windows 8 Beta (WNR 5 by Musebrat2)
• Windows 10 Beta (WNR 5 by Musebrat2)
• Windows 98 FE (WNR 6 by Musebrat2)
• Windows 102.00-110.00; 200.00-200.09; 1000.0 & 1000.1; 2000.0; 1.∞ (Never Released)
• Windows 3.1 & 3.2 Versions (3100, 3200, v3000.1 & v3000.2) (Never Released)
• Windows 7 (Vienna) Versions (v700, v7000, Embedded 3010 & Embedded 8009) (Never Released)
• Windows 8 Versions (1000th Anniversary; Embedded 3012 & Embedded 3012 R2; v8000 & v8000.1; GZ (Professional)) (Never Released)
• Windows 9 Versions (v900, v9000) (Never Released)
• Windows 10 Versions (Slim, 100th Anniversary, 1000th Anniversary, 5000th Anniversary & 10000th Anniversary; Embedded 3017, v100, v1000, v10000 & 10 End) (Never Released)
• Windows 2000 Versions (Embedded 3000 & 12000) (Never Released)
• Windows 2100 , Windows 2200 & Windows 2222 — Old Windows 15 Startup & Shutdown from Update 4 (Never Released)
• Windows 3000 -1000000000000000 AD (∞)
• Windows 3000 Versions (3001, 3100, 3200, Solar & Orion) (Never Released)
• Windows 10000 Versions (12000) (Never Released)
• Windows 95 Versions (95 End) (Never Released)
• Windows 9x Versions (118-120, 195-200, 1101, 1220, 95000, 98000 & 98098; ∞) (Never Released)
• Windows ∞ Series (1.∞; 9x; XP∞; century; decade; millennium; year) (Never Released)
• Windows Embedded Standard Series (2119, 2999, 4005 & 2000009) (Never Released)
• Windows End TE (99999999999999999 A.D.) (Never Released)
• Windows Decade Versions (∞ decade) (Never Released)
• Windows Future Versions (Lunar & Solar) (Never Released)
• Windows Lambeth Versions (Metabeth) (Never Released)
• Windows Server 2037 / 2328 / 3004 / 20003 / 200003 / 2000003 (Never Released and only 2328 are removed from Update 7.5 and Update Walker and 3004 was replaced by 3003 in Update 7.5 and Update Walker)
• Windows v1985 (removed from Update 7.5 and Update Walker); v100-v100000 (Never Released)
• Windows ME Versions (SME (Second Millennium Edition), Build 3000, TME (Third Millennium Edition), FME (Fourth Millennium Edition); FME (Fifth Millennium Edition); ME (Myriaannium Edition); ∞) (Never Released)
• Windows Vista Versions (Embedded 3008 & Embedded 9995; Vega; Omega; Vulcan; VR; Gigastum) (Never Released and only Omega was removed from Update 7.2)
• Windows XP Versions (Embedded 2045, Embedded 3002, Embedded 4002, Embedded 7001 & Embedded 9985; Build 3000, Build 1225331634; XXP (Professional & Slim (also released in 3004 in Update 7.5)); XXXP; XLP; CXP (Professional & Server); MXP; XR; XM; XT; CXT; XL; XXL; XXXL; XP End; GXP; GXT; GXL; XP∞, VXP)
• Windows Saturn (After leftover from Update 1; WNR 4 by Musebrat2)
• Windows Pluto (After leftover from Update 1)
• Windows Venus (After leftover from Update 2; WNR 2 by Musebrat2 and removed from Update 7.5 and Update Walker)
• Windows VXP (After leftover from Update 2)
• Windows Callisto (WNR 2 by Musebrat2 and removed from Update 7.5 and Update Walker)
• Windows 4000000 (WNR 3 by Musebrat2)
• Windows End SE (WNR 4 by Musebrat2)
• Windows 5000000 (WNR 5 by Musebrat2)
• Windows 101.00 (WNR 6 by Musebrat2)

Changelog[edit]

• Added Future Software Releases and More Software Releases (Millennithum, Centurithum, Prototype, Slim, Centaurium)
• Added MinderiaOS Series
• Windows 100 is now on 9x technology bootscreen
• Renamed Windows Neptune build (Never Released)
• Renamed Windows Insider Review to Windows Insider Preview
• Renamed the «Windows 1000x (B.C. 9,999-A.D. 999)» series from («Windows» to «Vindaugus» «Vanura» on 1 B.C., 1000 B.C., 10000 B.C. & 100000 B.C.)
• Remade Windows 4.0 (Again); Windows 88-94, 96, 97, 99; Windows 98 TE; Windows 2000 Second Edition; Windows Server 2001; Whistler Beta 2 M4 & Beta 3; Titan, Triton, Longhorn, Windows NT 6.1 (NT 7.0 (Updates 1-4))
• Remade Windows 2000 AlphaInsiders (Windows Powered Beta; Windows Odyssey Beta 2; Windows Neptune Build 1962)
• Remade Future Versions: 11-32, 2048, 2030 (2020), Infinity, End, SR-89 (SP-89), XT
• Removed Windows 94 Server; Windows 95, Windows 98 & XP Server (mentioned); Windows 1.01 Alpha Release 1 & Alpha Release 2; Windows 1.01 SE; Windows 2.02; Windows 2.03 SE & Windows 2.1 SE (mentioned); Windows 2.51; Windows 2.64; Windows 2.75; Windows 2.81; Windows 2.89; Windows 2.92; Windows 2.94; Windows 2.95; Windows 2.97; Windows 2.99 (mentioned); Windows 3.01-3.04, Windows 3.06-3.09; Windows 4.0 AlphaInsiders (Pre-Alpha, Alpha, Beta, Final Beta Release); Windows 6 Longhorn XP; Windows 6 Freestyle; Windows 6 Longhorn XP Server; Windows 7 Alpha; Windows 7.1 (revived in Update 7.2) & Windows 7.2 (will be revived in the upcoming U5R2); Windows 10.1; Windows 95 The Shutdown Update; Windows 97 AlphaInsiders (mentioned); Windows 98 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Terminal; Windows 2000 Ultimate (mentioned); Windows 100 SE; Windows Blackcomb; Windows Console Series; Windows First 1976 Release; Windows First Beta Release; Windows First Test Release; Windows Interface 7&8; Windows Longhorn Under Construction; Windows Longhorn Freestyle; Windows Millennium (Edition) Server (Family); Windows Odyssey; Windows Rift (will be revived in the upcoming U5R2); Windows Release 1 & Windows Release 2; Windows Server 1986; Windows Server 2000 (revived in Update 7.2); Windows SR & SR-X; Windows Superdisk; Windows Titan Beta; Windows Test Release; Windows Viacom; Windows XP Ultimate (revived in Update 7.2); Windows XP2000 (& Plus!); Windows Whistler Beta 6-8; Windows Whistler Datacenter Edition (mentioned); Windows Vista Beta 2 M4; Windows BSOD & Windows BSOD SE; Windows RSOD
• Removed (but avaliable on WNR Layers): Windows Emerald, Windows 95 TE
• Removed PDA Series (1.0-3.0; 98; 2000; 2001; XP; Longhorn; 2005)
• Removed 9x Versions: Windows 68; Windows 72; Windows 78; Windows 81; Windows 82; Windows 83
• Removed NT Versions: Vanura (Windows) NT 1000 B.C; Vanura (Windows) NT 1000 B.C Server; Windows NT 0.004; Windows NT 0.007; Windows NT 0.01; Windows NT 1.02; Windows NT 1.03; Windows NT 2.03; Windows NT 2.10; Windows NT 2.91; Windows NT 3.11 & Windows NT 3.2; Windows NT 5.0 Home Server (Nermal Cat); Windows NT 5.0 Embedded; Windows NT 5.0 Pre-Alpha (& Server); Windows NT 5.0 Workstation (1997); Windows NT 6.0 AlphaInsiders; Windows NT 6.0 Embedded; Windows NT 7.0 (6.1) AlphaInsiders; Windows NT 7.0 Workstation 6.1 (Windows NT 4.0 themed); Windows NT 7.0 (6.1) Embedded; Windows NT 7.0 (6.1) Workstation with MIE; Windows NT 7.0 (6.1) (Merged with Workstation version); Windows NT Blue; Windows NT 8.0 Server; Windows NT 9.0 (revived in Update 7.2), Windows NT 9.0 Server; Windows NT 95
• Removed Future Versions: Windows 999 & Windows 1000 (Update 4); Windows 10.2; Windows 11.1; Windows 16.1; Windows 32.1; Windows Advanced Superdisk; Windows 50 & Windows 50.1.

Update 5 Revision 2[edit]

The sixth and post-final update is likely planned to be uploaded in 2023. In 2018, Arsen54800 created new and updated versions in WHWNRV U5 R2 (fake, due to U6 Kit), but in May 5, 2021 instead of the planned to be uploaded WHWNRV Update 5 R2 on MinderiaYT’s YouTube channel, it was Arsen54800’s old YouTube channel was terminated and also created another impact of Windows Mockups Cold War, also in September 27, 2021 was Spyonclear’s old YouTube channel was terminated.

Changelog[edit]

TBA

Update 6[edit]

TBA

Fanmade kits[edit]

Main article: Update kits

WHWNRV Makers[edit]

• Арсений Иванов
• 134*
• ChromaticAeternus
• CoolMan
• Cosmo Squire (got striked by Glosswired for including Windows URT versions in WHwNRV III and deleted all his WHwNRV contents)
• Boyfriend
• Jeatloh
• Luigi2012SM64
• MDTTV
• MinderiaYouTuber
• CompactStar
• Qreed2008
• Spyonclear (only realistic versions)
• SuperWindows78
• TehTartar
• Vladislav Fesko
• YusufT19 (only the ideas for Update 7.5 and Update Walker)
• Петров ТВ
• SITWGOAT (also The Ultimate Windows History with Never Released Versions

Sounds[edit]

Main article: WHwNRV Original sounds

Trivia[edit]

• U5 got delayed 5 times (May 30, 2017 => May 29, 2018 / December 28, 2016 (then to 2017) => January 2017 => May 2017 (again) => June 7, 2017 (Update 5 assets were given 5 days before it’s release (June 9, 2017)) => June 14, 2017).
  • U5R2 got delayed 2 times due to the impact of COVID-19 and MinderiaYoutuber have a job to work at (May 21, 2020 => April 24, 2021 => TBA), but it is unclean how COVID-19 could disrupt Update 5 R2 development, because WHwNRV can be created at home, not even getting outside to create WHwNRV U5 R2 and WHwNRV U6.
• U5 has most of the versions removed (including Windows Rift).
  • Albeit it had only happened since Update 3, and Update 5 had the most of ideas added to it, opposing the other.
• U5 is the first update which includes Future Software Releases, -∞ and ∞ (proporsely fake numbers), extended 9x series, extended Vista series.
• U5 is the only update with NROS (MinderiaOS). It will be changed to remove MinderiaOS later in U5 R2.
• WHwNRV U1 & U2 had original names: Windows History with Never Released Versions — Original Version (U1) & Windows History with Never Released Versions (U2)
• Boyfriend’s WinSonar History with Never Released Versions is copy of MinderiaYT’s WHWNRV Update 1.

Even an operating system has its set of Fan Works. Credit to r0gerica

Windows Never Released is a series of Windows mockups, where a community can make fake desktops, bootscreens and logon screens of fictional versions of Microsoft’s famous operating system — Windows and sharing them on various social media, showing their ideas for Microsoft Windows. The Fanon!Windows usually have remixed startup and shutdown sounds, sometimes they include existing ones from other OSes. The mockup screens can be made in any of computer graphics programs like Photoshop, GIMP, Krita or Paint.

The first of WNRs started with Never Released Windows Versions by jhj22 in 2008, on YouTube, showcasing rather esoteric (and some, as a joke) ideas for fictional Windows versions. However, the idea of WNR took off, because it allowed the Windows community to experiment with ideas of what their dream Windows version would look like. Popular WNR creators include Nermal Cat, GuySwagger, Neptune98, MinderiaYoutuber and TLakituGamingTV.

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Windows Never Released has examples of:

• Adaptational Expansion: A handful of WNR mockup feature real Windows versions with fictional editions (such as Windows XP Workstation Edition).
• The Aesthetics of Technology: Some WNR mockups have a rather sophisticated design that heavily deviates from the familiar Windows interface.
• Ascended Extra: Longhorn and Whistler and to lesser extent Neptune (prototype versions of Vista and XP, respectively) have gotten far more focus here than they did when they were developed.
• Aerith and Bob: With so many different names for codenames of Windows mockups, this is bound to happen. Most names are quite normal (for example: Harrah’s, Winter, Chromium, Everest, Narquise, etc.), some have more unique ones (Nightlife, Vanta, Fahrenheit, Chlorophyll, Fidangör, etc.).
• Crossover: Some feature elements from non-Microsoft operating systems (mostly from IBM’s OS/2 Warp or Apple’s macOS).
  • A few would feature crossovers outside Windows’ respective market (such as Windows: Touhou Edition).
  • Of course, there’s also «Windows History with Never Released versions», which features both real Windows versions (read: XP, NT 4, 7, Vista) and fictionalised ones in chronological order.
  • Sometimes with OS-tan, which makes sense, considering both are related to Windows itself.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: Earlier WNR videos are made more of a joke, some of them rather poorly-done. However, the imagination was still there and it didn’t take long before more serious WNR creators to make videos that are better-done and far more accurate to Microsoft official versions.
• Exactly What It Says on the Tin: None of the WNRs were actually made (let alone released) by Microsoft.
• The Future: Some WNRs with a more futuristic setting were made to look like they will be released in the future (say 2040).
• Product Placement: The cradle of the WNR series. After all, it’s all about fictionalised versions of Windows, isn’t it?
  • Exaggerated: Few WNR mockups can feature products outside tech industry.
• Scenery Porn: Some wallpapers of OS mockups can feature quite few beautiful illustrations. An example is Microsoft Codename Everest.
• Technology Marches On: Invoked, as a large amount of mockups were based on or inspired by several past Windows iterations.
• Viewer-Friendly Interface: Justified, and also Truth in Television, as most fanmade screenshots have a Start Button and Start Menu similar to most Windows versions since 95.