@cindex Windows, versions
@cindex supported versions of Windows
-Emacs @value{EMACSVER} is known to run on all versions of Windows from
-Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 through to Windows 8.1. The Windows
-port is built using the Win32 API and supports most features of the X
-version, including variable width fonts, images and tooltips.
+Emacs @value{EMACSVER} is known to run on all versions of Windows 9X
+from Windows 98 onward, and all versions of the NT family starting
+from NT 4.0; this includes all the modern versions from Windows XP and
+on. The Windows port is built using the Win32 API and supports most
+features of the X version, including variable width fonts, images and
+tooltips.
Emacs on Windows can be compiled as either a 32-bit or a 64-bit
executable, using the MinGW GCC compiler and development tools.