RTM is the abbreviation of Release to Manufacturing, which is also known as "gold transfer". This term is used when a product is ready to be delivered. This version can be digitally signed to allow users to verify the authenticity of the software they purchased. ?Release To Manufacturing, which means that the development work has ended, and the RTM version will be provided to publishers, OEM hardware manufacturers, driver developers, independent software developers, etc.

Manufacturing means manufacturing. Before it is officially put on the shelves in retail stores, it takes a period of time to tablet, package, and distribute, so the program code must be completed some time before the official release. This completed program code is called Final.Code. For example, Windows.XP development Complete, foreign media calls it Windows XP.goes.gold. After the program code is developed, the master film needs to be sent to the factory for mass pressing. This version is called the RTM version.

Common MSDN version, OEM version and RTM version

(1) MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) version

MSDN software is Microsoft's software for software developers a version of . MSDN covers all platforms and applications that can be developed and expanded, such as Microsoft's encyclopedia Encarta, or various games, which are not included in MSDN because these products are directly oriented to end users without program development. necessary.

(2) OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) version

OEM software can only be shipped with the machine and cannot be retailed, so it is also called the random version. OEM software can only be installed freshly and cannot be upgraded from an older operating system. If you buy a laptop or brand computer, there will be a random version of the software.