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Which Windows operating systems has Oracle desupported or plans to desupport?

April 26, 2017desupported Operating Systems Oracle plans Windows

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Which Windows operating systems has Oracle desupported or plans to desupport?

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In general, Oracle will end support of its products on a Windows operating system at the same time the operating system enters Microsoft’s Non-Supported Phase or equivalent thereof. Currently, Oracle and Microsoft have desupported Windows NT and Windows 98. Consult Oracle Metalink for more details. Q: Can I use one version of the Oracle Database (e.g. Oracle10g) with a different version of the Oracle client (e.g. Oracle9i)? A: Yes, Oracle supports using different versions of the Oracle client with the Oracle Database. In general, a database server version supports the two major database client releases prior to its release and the two major releases after its release. For example, Oracle8i server supports the major client releases prior to it (Oracle7 and Oracle8) and the major releases after it (Oracle9i and Oracle10g). A database client version also supports two major server releases prior to its release and two major release after. Consult Oracle Metalink for more details on specifi