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 II. It added many features from Windows 8 and Windows 10.

Upon its release, Windows Vista III received generally positive reviews, with critics noting increased performance and stability, a more intuitive user interface, improved hardware support, and expanded multimedia capabilities.

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

Development
Windows Vista III development started before Windows 10 had shipped in 2015. Three milestone releases of Windows Vista III leaked to the general public.

Milestone 1, Build 17666, was leaked on May 11, 2018. This build looked exactly like Windows 8, the leaked copy was Ultimate edition. The OS still reads as "Windows Vista II".

Milestone 2, Build 17677, was leaked on May 25, 2018. This build introduced DirectX 14. The "Windows Vista II" logo was replaced by "Windows" logo. This build also reintroduced the Windows Aero theme, which was deleted on Windows 8.

Milestone 3, Build 17686, was leaked on June 4, 2018. This build added a new wallpaper, displaying the official name of the OS, "Windows Vista III".

Windows Vista III was unveiled at the Build conference on May 6, 2019. Microsoft released the public beta build of Windows Vista III (Build 18362) at the event.

Release
On March 14, 2020, Windows Vista III (build 19042) was released to manufacturing with the build number 6.2.10042.

Xbox Series X and Series S
Xbox Series is a line of ninth generation home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2020, it is the successor to Xbox One and the fourth console in the Xbox family. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America in November 2020, and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2021. The Xbox Series line mainly competes against consoles such as Sony's PlayStation V and Nintendo's Wii U².

The Xbox Series X/S are powered by a modified Windows Vista III edition, called Windows XVista.

Windows XVista features DirectX 14 support, Microsoft Edge, compatibility with PC games and Xbox VR support. Backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 and Xbox One games was added in a later update.