History of OSM

This is a page where all events happened around the OSM community are recorded here.

Note: this is an incomplete page.

Before 2008

 * May 15th, 1997 - Windows 97 theme is published on themeworld.com. Its sounds were notable for being used on MinderiaYT's WHwNRV Update 1-4.
 * (unknown month and day) 1998 - Microsoft Titanic98 bootscreen has been created, possibly being the first WNR screen.
 * August 9th, 2001 - Windows RG is published on Newgrounds.
 * September 10th, 2001 - Windows Whistler theme is published on themeworld.com. Its sounds were notable for being used on Whistler versions.
 * (unknown month and day) 2005 - Longhorn Reloaded sound scheme is released. Its sounds were notable for being used on MinderiaYT's WHwNRV Update 1-4.
 * January 16th, 2005 - Windows XXP is published on Newgrounds.
 * March 27th, 2007 - The BetaArchive fake screenshot thread is created, foreshadowing Windows Never Released.

2008

 * December 5th - jhj22 uploads his first WNR episode, being the first WNR video ever.

2009

 * January 23rd - Spriteclad uploads Windows Strata bootscreen on DeviantArt.
 * April (unknown day) - aqwert76 uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted later and has been reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.

2012

 * September 11th - adi9970 uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted later along with other WNR episodes uploaded by this creator.

2013

 * (unknown month and day) - RedurN creates his first WNR screen, named Microsoft Blood. It was appeared on public in 2017.
 * July 17th - Nermal Cat uploads her first WNR episode.
 * August 31th - flooky uploads a concept of never released OS and previously made some mockups in mid-2012 and early-2013. The video was deleted later and reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * September 26th - Spriteclad creates SteamOS bootscreen, predating NROS by almost 4 years.
 * September 30th - InfinityPlusOne uploads his first WNR episode.
 * October 3rd - HassanLechkar uploads his first WNR episode.

2014

 * (unknown month and day) - valy jean uploads his first WNR episode. Due to the channel termination it was deleted.
 * January 28th - Darius Dan uploads his first WNR episode on an old YouTube channel.
 * March 28th - kennyMK uploads his first WNR episode. It was privated later and then deleted in 2020 along with the channel where it was uploaded.
 * April 5th - fean uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted later and then reuploaded.
 * July 27th - DavidT uploads his first WNR episode. It was unlisted after the creator's OS Mockups Compilation has been uploaded.
 * September (unknown day) - flooky uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted later after the creator's old channel was taken down.
 * December 1st - Nept uploads his first WNR episode.
 * December 6th - Windows Infinity has been published on Newgrounds.

2015

 * (unknown month and day) - Nova Tiberium uploads the first WNR episode, which predated, predicted, foreshadowed and had the future/current WNR creators to be inspired with the "realistic style". It was deleted 2 years later.
 * August (unknown day) - yta uploads the first WNR episode. It was reuploaded to Gamerclan2003 account after the creator's old account was taken down.

2016

 * (somewhere at late-2016) (unknown day) - Vladislav Fesko creates the first WNR ever on PowerPoint, Windows Never Released 2016, before he started his own YouTube WNR series. It was never shown on YouTube and the creator lost it later.
 * (unknown date) - FeelExotic created few mockups in paint using poorly made screenshots. Unlike the rest of his old mockups, those are not lost.

January

 * January 5th - MinderiaYT uploads the first revision of his Windows History with Never Released Versions video.

February

 * February 27th - Travelling TARDIS uploads his first WNR episode.

May

 * May 27th - fean creates WNR Wiki, the first OSM wiki ever. Later the creator lost interest on moderating it.
 * May 28th - WNR@Discord has been created, being the first OSM server ever. It was rebranded to Aero Community later. And it's later deleted on August 2019.

June

 * June 6 - kennyMK uploads the first episode of his WNR Rebooted series. It was deleted later.
 * June 24 - MinderiaYT uploads his first WNR episode.

July

 * July (unknown day) - 134* uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted after the creator's old channel was taken down.
 * July 1st - Ultimatum created AgentEliteFireyOS bootscreen, predating NROS by 8 months before it's first video creation.

August

 * August (unknown day) - fean creates his WNR kit.
 * August 2nd - Luigi2012SM64 uploads his first WNR episode.

September

 * September 13th - Aarex Tiaokhiao uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted after all videos from the creator's account were deleted, then it was reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * September 28th - Fjattar uploads his first WNR episode.

October

 * October 10th - kennyMK uploads the last episode of his WNR Rebooted series, WNR Rebooted 26. It was privated later.

November

 * November 18th - Windows Supporter uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted later and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * November 23rd - W1ND0WS uploads the first WNR-related video.

December

 * December 3rd - TheDellix3 uploads the first WNR episode. It was privated later along with other WNR videos from this creator.
 * December 7th - Sanchez20 uploads the first WNR episode.
 * December 17th - Santuchi uploads the first WNR-related video. It was deleted and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin later.
 * December 21st - Twiglets1888 uploads the first WNR episode. It was reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin later. At the same day, the WNR Subreddit has been created by Luigi2012SM64, which went inactive later.
 * December 27th - Santuchi uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin later.
 * December 30th - chandler and darksky185 uploads their first WNR episodes. It was deleted and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin later, expect for darksky185's series they are reuploaded to Drenzeltz MKII.
 * December 31st - Emirhan Cayan uploads the first WNR episode.

2017

 * (unknown month and day) - ZXArkin uploads his first 2nd WNR series episode. It was deleted and reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * (somewhere at early-2017) (unknown day) - Vladislav Fesko creates another WNR on PowerPoint. It was never shown on YouTube and the creator lost it later.
 * (unknown date) - FeelExotic created few WNRs on PowerPoint, like with Vladislav's, it suffered the same fate.
 * (somewhere after June) (unknown date) - FeelExotic attempts to create a new update kit due to his dislike towards the U5 logos. The creator lost it later.

January

 * January 30th - Fjattar uploads the last episode of his WNR series, WNR 35.

February

 * February (unknown day) - ChromaticAeternus uploads his first WNR-related video, his Windows History with Never Released Versions, being separated into several parts. It was deleted and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * February 5th - Luigi2012SM64 uploads his WHwNRV, being the first video of these series to pass 1 hour.
 * February 6th - 11pixels uploads the first WNR-related video, Windows Universal (series). It was reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin later.
 * February 17th - Fjattar uploads the first episode of his second WNR series.

March

 * March (unknown day) - ChromaticAeternus uploads the first WNR episode. It was deleted after the creator deleted all of his old OSM videos.
 * March 25th - Luigi2012SM64 uploads his first NROS episode, being the first NROS video ever.

April

 * April 3rd - abst uploads the first WNR episode, which is reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * April 15th - NROS@Discord has been created. It was archived later.
 * April 16th - Minderia Chat has been created. It was removed from existence in January 30, 2018, after it has been raided.
 * April 18th - Twiglets1888 uploads the first Windows Mockups episode, being the first Windows Mockups video ever. It was deleted later and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive bin.
 * April 29th-30th - many WNR creators started to quit making WNR series and then began making Windows Mockups series. However, some of them didn't move on at that day.

May

 * May (unknown day) - WNR@Discord has been rebranded to Aero Community.
 * May 1st - yta uploads the first WNR (Windows Mockups) episode.
 * May 9th - abst uploads his first NROS-related video.
 * May 13th - Twiglets1888 creates WM Kit and its Discord server.
 * May 15th - Vladislav Fesko uploads his first WNR episode. It was unlisted later, but then it was relisted. At the same day, W1ND0WS uploads the first WNR episode, which was deleted after the old channel has been terminated.
 * May 20th - Santiago Monroy Leon uploads the first episode of his second WNR series. It was unlisted later.
 * May 21st - EDJRMorpheus95 uploads the first WNR episode. It was privated after the creator uploaded the newer first WNR episode, which is privated too.

June

 * June 1st - Luigi2012SM64 uploads his first WM episode. Later, it was renamed to Windows Never Released 21.
 * June 2nd - Spriteclad uploads the first WM episode. It was reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin after it was deleted later.
 * June 6th - Santiago Monroy Leon uploads the first NROS episode. It was unlisted later and reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * June 9th - Ultimatum uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted after the creator's channel was deleted.
 * June 14th - WHwNRV Update 5 has been released by MinderiaYT. It was claimed to be the last revision of his WHwNRV series, until the creator planned to release U5R2 and U6.
 * June 17th - Dmochong World uploads the first Windows Mockups episode.
 * June 21th - Forest Whispers uploads the first Windows Never Released/Windows Mockups episode.
 * June 23rd - Ultimatum uploads the first NROS-related video. It was deleted after the creator's channel was deleted.
 * June 25th - abst uploads his first NROS episode. It was deleted and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin later.

July

 * July (unknown day) - Fjattar uploads the first (0.5th) episode of his third WNR series.
 * July 6th - Vladislav Fesko uploads his first NROS-related video, OS Warp History, which contained OS/2-5 Warp bootscreens from MinderiaYT. Later, it became the most popular OSM video from that creator.
 * July 11th - fusoxide uploads the first WNR episode, which was titled WM back then, which is deleted. At the same day, Eren uploads his first WNR episode.
 * July 26th - Rsod il virus dei computer uploads the first WNR episode. It was deleted later.

August

 * August 4th - Ultimatum uploads his newer first WNR episode, titled as WMB. It was deleted after the creator's channel was deleted.
 * August 11th - kennyMK uploads the first episode of the second WNR series, which is deleted.
 * August 13th - chandler creates a new WNR@Discord server. It was deleted later due to inactivity.
 * August 16th - Ultimatum uploads the first NROS episode. It was deleted after the creator's channel was deleted.
 * August 17th - Neffe uploads the first WNR episode. It was unlisted later.

September

 * September 3rd - Arsenii Ivanov uploads his first WNR-related video. It was deleted after the old channel has been terminated. At the same day, EDJRMorpheus uploads the newer first WNR episode, known as Windows Mockups 1 before. It was privated and reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * September 5th - Arsenii Ivanov uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted after the old channel has been terminated.
 * September 12th - yta uploads the first WNR episode on Gamerclan2003 account.
 * September 15th - Spriteclad's and fusoxide's Windows Mockups Kit has been rebranded to OS Mockups Kit.
 * September 19th - The OS Mockup Server has been created. It was archived later.

October

 * October (unknown day) - SectorWire uploads his first WNR-related video. It was deleted later.
 * October 7th - Konno uploads his first WNR episode.
 * October 8th - Heavy Pilot (Eggman Games) uploads his first WNR-related video.
 * October 22nd - TWK2017 uploads the first WNR episode, later it was deleted.
 * October 26th - GuySwagger uploads the first WNR-related video, which is the preview of his first WNR episode.
 * October 30th - GuySwagger uploads his first WNR episode.
 * October 31st - InternetMetro uploads the first WNR episode. It was reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin after it was deleted.

November

 * November 3rd - Fjattar and Luigi2012SM64 creates the WNR&NROS Guess and Answer Server. Luigi2012SM64 deleted it later.
 * November 4th - xtracore uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted and reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin later.
 * November 12th - Vladislav Fesko uploads his first WNR episode on his 2nd channel.
 * November 16th - Rsod il virus dei computer uploads his first episode of the rebooted WNR series.
 * November 22nd - Factorial uploads the first WNR episode.
 * November 23rd - Forest Whispers uploads his first NROS-related video.

December

 * December 1st - Rsod il virus dei computer uploads the first NROS-related video.
 * December 6th - Vladislav Fesko creates WNR/NROS Wiki on FANDOM. It was closed in April 2021.
 * December 9th - valy jean uploads his first WNR episode on his Windows 8 FAN7000 account. It was unlisted later.
 * December 17th - chandler uploads the last WNR episode.
 * December 20th - vapordesign uploads his first WNR-related video, until it was deleted.
 * December 21st - Splatoon is the worst game of all time uploads The Ultimate Windows History with Never Released Versions video, being the longest OSM video back then. It was deleted after the creator's channel has been terminated.
 * December 22nd - After Spriteclad lost his interest and motivation on making WM, fusoxide takes over development of the OS Mockup Kit.

January

 * January 1st - Eren uploads his first WNR Season 2 video, named as WNR Reboot. It was reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin upon deletion.
 * January 3rd - Aarex Tiaokhiao uploads the first 2nd WNR series episode after the old WNR series were deleted.
 * January 8th - Darius Dan uploads his second WNR episode after 4 years hiatus.
 * January 16th - Santiago Monroy Leon creates his WNR@Discord server. It was deleted later.
 * January 22nd - Vladislav Fesko uploads his newer first WNR episode on his main channel.
 * January 27th - Luigi2012SM64 and fusoxide creates The WNR/NROS Archive Bin channel.
 * January 28th - abst uploads his first WNR Reboot episode.
 * January 31st - After Minderia Chat has been raided, it was rebranded to SmartThink Community. At the same day, the newer Minderia Chat has been created and WHwNRV U6 Kit is released, being the first fanmade update kit ever.

February

 * February 11th - disctr4k uploads the first WNR episode. It was deleted later and then reuploaded to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * February 14th - Spriteclad uploads the last WNR episode, Windows Mockups 1.5.
 * February 17th - InternetMetro uploads his newer first WNR episode.
 * February 25th - deeverey uploads the first WNR episode. It was unlisted later.

March

 * March 2nd - Fjattar uploads his newer first WNR episode. It was deleted after Archive Bin Revival has been terminated.
 * March 24th - disctr4k uploads his first episode of the 2nd WNR series. It was deleted and archived to The WNR/NROS Archive Bin.
 * March 26th - NotCory uploads his first 2nd WNR series episode.
 * March 29th - Spyonclear uploads the first WNR episode.
 * March 31st - The WNR/NROS Archive Bin Server has been created. It was abandoned later.

April

 * April 1st - Arsenii Ivanov uploads WNR 100, being the first WNR video to mark that milestone and surpassing Aarex Tiaokhiao's WNR series.
 * April 6th - Aero Community gets a new logo, which was made by Nermal Cat.
 * April 7th - Factorial uploads his first 2nd WNR series episode. It was deleted later.
 * April 22nd - Kailo Arriba uploads the newer first WNR episode. It was privated later after the creator retired.
 * April 24th - InfinitySnapz creates WNR:SS (Screen Showdown) server, which was archived later.
 * April 28th - Dmochong World uploads the first WNR episode.

May

 * May 1st - NeptuneWindowsMockups uploads the first WM episode after his old channel has been terminated.
 * May 5th - The OS Mockup Kit 1.0 has been released to the public, being divided to 4 parts, along with the OS Resources Kit and OSMK Lite.
 * May 19th - ChromaticAeternus uploads his first WNR Reboot episode.
 * May 24th - NROS: Screen Showdown has been created. It was merged with WNR: Screen Showdown later.
 * May 31st - GMMTM uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted after the creator's channel has been terminated.

June

 * June 11th - Santuchi uploads the first episode of his 2nd WNR series, named as Windows Mockups #1. It was renamed to Windows Never Released Legacy II #1 later.
 * June 19th - Tartar creates WHwNRV U7 Kit. It was deleted later.

July

 * July 8th - Baris Berat Balci uploads the first episode of his WNR Rebooted series.
 * July 19th - flooky uploads the first WNR Season 2 episode. It was deleted later.
 * July 21st - OSM: Screen Showdown is created as a replacement of the WNR: Screen Showdown. It was archived later.

August

 * August 2nd - Vladislav Fesko uploads his first NROS episode on his 2nd channel.
 * August 5th - OSMK 1.1 is released.
 * August 8th - The OS Mockup Kit Server has been archived due to inactivity. At the same day, chandler creates The Unofficial Mockup Kit, the revival of OSMK. It was cancelled later.
 * August 22nd - SectorWire uploads his first WNR episode on The New Windows Supporter account. It was deleted later.

September

 * September (unknown day) - Electromatic uploads his first WNR episode. It was deleted later.

October

 * October (unknown day) - Electromatic uploads the first NROS episode. It was deleted later.
 * October 4th - Archive Bin Revival channel has been created. It was terminated in May 2019.
 * October 6th - chandler creates OSMWiki, being the first OSM wiki that is not hosted on FANDOM. It was deleted in March 2nd, 2019. However, its main page has been archived on archive.org.
 * October 8th - Due to the original The History of Windows Never Released document being vandalised, The Ultimate History of Windows Never Released Revival document is created.

November

 * November 13th - WNR&NROS Guess and Answer Server is revived.
 * November 24th - WindowsNR76 uploads his first WNR video.
 * November 25th - Netz uploads his WNR debut.

December

 * December 5th - Windows Never Released turns 10 years old.
 * December 24th - MinderiaYT accidentally deleted his WHwNRV U2 video and then reuploaded it.
 * December 25th - OSMK 1.2 is released.

January

 * January 5th - The WNR/NROS Network channel is created. It was terminated in January 10, then it was recreated, and then it was deleted.
 * January 14th - Archive Bin Revival has been rebranded to Windows Never Released TV.
 * January 26th - Spyonclear creates OS Mockups Wiki.

June

 * June 10th - Heaven uploads first WNR episode.
 * June 21st - Vladislav Fesko creates WNR/NROS Wiki on InfinityFree. It was abandoned by the creator later and then deleted in February 10th, 2021.

July

 * July 31st - first GMMTM's YouTube channel is terminated.

August

 * August 8th - The Mockup Server has been created after the OS Mockup Server's ownership was taken by Sotiris and was deleted later.

September

 * September 6th - TheLogoEditer uploads the first WNR episode.

January

 * January 1st - fean uploads OS & Program Mockup Compilation, being the last OSM-related video. It was privated later.

February

 * February 13th - Vladislav Fesko creates Ultinfinitial Mockups Kit, an addon to the OS Mockup Kit. Later it was abandoned and merged with ChromaticAeternus' Heavenite Mockups Kit.

March

 * March 21st - Vladislav Fesko uploads WNR 44, being the last WNR episode from this creator.

April

 * April 28th - ChromaticAeternus uploads his first OSM episode, being the continuation of the creator's WNR series.

December

 * December 20th - Heaven uploads the first OSM episode.
 * December 27th - SectorWire releases the first episode of OS Mockups.

January

 * January 22nd - Heavenite Mockups Kit 1.0 has been released.

February

 * February 6th - Santuchi creates The Mockups Wiki.

March

 * March 27th - FeelExotic uploads the first OSM episode.

April

 * April 4th - Santuchi uploads the first OSM episode, being the continuation of his WNR series.
 * April 17th - Vladislav Fesko's WNR/NROS Wiki on FANDOM has been closed. At the same day, the wiki's former owner creates Mockupedia as its replacement on Miraheze.

May

 * May 5th - Arsenii Ivanov's old YouTube channel termination. He had 3970 subscribers on YouTube prior termination. Following the termination, Arsenii Ivanov created a new account, uploading the exact same content, and reupload videos from Arsenii Ivanov's old YouTube channel.

June

 * June 24th - Vladislav Fesko uploads the first OSM episode.

July

 * July 10th - ChromaticAeternus uploads OSM 50.

October

 * October 3rd - Nirvana Supermind uploads the first OSM episode.

December

 * December 7th - End of Windows Never Released Wiki deletion wave.
 * December 21st - Spyonclear and Holocraft creates first ever OSM Fosscord (Fosscord is open source Discord) Servers - eSpyzem and Aero Community.

January

 * January 1st - Plus Divided renamed to Windows 108, YusufT19 renamed to Windows XP and Vladislav Fesko changed the nickname of the second channel from Vladislav Fesko 2 to Vladislav Fesko OSM.