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Invention Of Windows 1.0
Windows 1.0 came with a notepad, calendar, clock, cardfile, terminal application, file manager, a game of Reversi, Windows Write, and Windows Paint. -
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History Of Microsoft Windows
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Windows 2.0
Windows 2.0 allowed application windows to overlap each other and also introduced more sophisticated keyboard-shortcuts and the terminology of "Minimize" and "Maximize" and was also the first Windows version to integrate the control panel -
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.0 included a significantly revamped user interface as well as technical improvements to make better use of the memory management capabilities A number of simple applications were included, such as the text editor Notepad and the word processor Write a macro recorder, the paint program Paintbrush, and a calculator. Also, the earlier Reversi game was complemented with the card game Microsoft Solitaire. -
Microsoft 3.1
Windows 3.1 introduced a True Type font system (and a set of highly legible fonts) and Icons could be dragged and dropped for the first time, in addition to having a more detailed appearance and workgroup networking -
Windows 95
Windows 95 featured significant improvements over its predecessor, Windows 3.1, most notably in the graphical user interface and in its simplified "plug-and-play" features. There were also major changes made to the core components of the operating system, such as moving from a mainly co-op multitasked 16-bit architecture to a preemptively multi tasked 32-bit architecture. It also introduced numerous functions and features, such as the taskbar, the "Start" button and the way the user navigates -
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Windows NT 4.0 introduced the user interface of Windows 95 to the Windows NT family, including the Windows shell, File Explorer (known as Windows NT Explorer at the time), and the use of "My" nomenclature for shell folders (e.g. My Computer). Windows NT 4.0 includes some enhancements from Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 such as the Space Cadet pinball table, font smoothing, showing window contents while dragging, high-color icons and stretching the wallpaper to fit the screen. -
Windows 98
Windows 98 includes Internet Explorer 4.01 in First Edition and 5.0 in Second Edition. Besides Internet Explorer, many other Internet companion applications are included such as Outlook Express, Windows Address Book, FrontPage Express, Microsoft Chat, Personal Web Server and a Web Publishing Wizard, NetMeeting and NetShow Player (which was replaced by Windows Media Player 6.2 in Windows 98 Second Edition). -
Windows 2000
Windows 2000; The enterprise twin of ME, Windows 2000 was released in February 2000 and was based on Microsoft’s business-orientated system Windows NT and later became the basis for Windows XP. Microsoft’s automatic updating played an important role in Windows 2000 and became the first Windows to support hibernation. -
Windows ME
Windows ME introduced some important concepts to consumers, including more automated system recovery tools. 5.5, Windows Media Player 7 and Windows Movie Maker all made their appearance for the first time. Autocomplete also appeared in Windows Explorer, but the operating system was notorious for being buggy, failing to install properly and being generally poor. -
Windows XP
Windows XP based on Windows NT like Windows 2000, but brought the consumer-friendly elements from Win. ME. The Start menu and task bar got a overhaul, bringing the familiar green Start button, blue task bar and vista wallpaper, with various shadow and other visual effects. ClearType, was introduced, as were built-in CD burning, autoplay from CDs and other media, various automated update and recovery tools, that unlike Windows ME actually worked. The longest running Microsoft operating system -
Windows Vista
Windows Vista was buggy, burdened the user with requests for app permissions under “User Account Control”. The problem was that it led to people clicking “yes” to almost anything. It ran slow on older computers being deemed as “Vista Ready” but not all versions of Vista could run on PC with that label. Windows Media Player 11 and IE 7 debuted, along with Windows Defender. Included speech recognition, Windows DVD Maker & Photo Gallery, as well as being the first Windows to be distributed on DVD. -
Windows 7
It was faster, more stable and easier to use, becoming the operating system most users and business would upgrade to from Windows XP, forgoing Vista entirely. Handwriting recognition debuted in 7, as did the ability to “snap” windows to the tops or sides of the screen, allowing faster more automatic window resizing. -
Windows 8
The new tiled interface saw programme icons and live tiles, which displayed at-a-glance information normally associated with “widgets”. Windows 8 was faster than previous versions of Windows. The Windows Store, which offers Windows apps that run in a full-screen mode only, was introduced. Programs could still be installed from third-parties like other iterations of Windows, but they could only access the traditional desktop interface of Windows. -
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 re-introduced the Start button, which brought up the Start screen from the desktop view of Windows 8.1. Users could also choose to boot directly into the desktop of Windows 8.1, which was more suitable for those using a desktop computer with a mouse and keyboard than the touch-focused Start screen. -
Windows 10
Windows 10 represents another step in Microsoft’s U-turn, bringing back the Start menu and more balance to traditional desktop computer users. Some interesting features include the ability to switch between a keyboard and mouse mode and a tablet mode, for those computers like the Surface Pro 3 with a detachable keyboard.
