Windows Vista III

Windows Vista III is a personal computer operating system that was produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. The operating system was released to manufacturing on March 14, 2020, with general availability on May 5, 2020.

Windows Vista III is the successor to Windows Vista and Windows Vista II. It added many features from Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Upon its release, Windows Vista III received generally positive reviews, with critics noting increased performance and stability (especially in comparison to Windows Vista II, the previous version of Windows aimed at gamers), a more intuitive user interface, improved hardware support, and expanded multimedia capabilities. However, some industry reviewers were concerned by the new licensing model and product activation system.

Mainstream support for Windows Vista III ends on November 16, 2025, and mainstream support ends on November 17, 2030.