4 Microsoft Implementations
There are no variations in the behavior of the Active Directory system in different versions of Windows beyond those that are described in the specifications of the protocols supported by the system, as listed in section 2.4.
The information in this overview document is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include released service packs.
The terms "earlier" and "later", when used with a product version, refer to either all preceding versions or all subsequent versions, respectively. The term "through" refers to the inclusive range of versions. Applicable Microsoft products are listed chronologically in this section.
Windows Client releases
Windows NT 3.1 operating system
Windows NT 3.5 operating system
Windows NT 3.51 operating system
Windows NT 4.0 operating system
Windows 2000 Professional operating system
Windows XP operating system
Windows Vista operating system
Windows 7 operating system
Windows 8 operating system
Windows 8.1 operating system
Windows 10 operating system
Windows 11 operating system
Windows Server releases
Windows NT 3.1
Windows NT 3.5
Windows NT 3.51
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000 Server operating system
Windows Server 2003 operating system
Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system
Windows Server 2008 operating system
Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system
Windows Server 2012 operating system
Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system
Windows Server 2016 operating system
Windows Server operating system
Windows Server 2019 operating system
Windows Server 2022 operating system
Exceptions, if any, are noted below.