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Windows 1.0
Windows 1.x. The first independent version of Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity. -
Windows 2.0
Windows 2.0 allowed application windows to overlap each other, unlike its predecessor Windows 1.0, which could display only tiled windows.Windows 2.0 is a 16-bit Microsoft Windows GUI-based operating environment that was released on December 9, 1987,[1] and is the successor to Windows 1.0.Windows 2.0 also introduced more sophisticated keyboard-shortcuts. Windows 2.x applications cannot be run on Windows 3.1 or up without modifications since they were not designed for protected mode. -
Windows 2.10
Two editions of Windows 2.1x were released, both of which could take advantage of the Intel processor for which they were designed.Windows/286 2.10 and Windows/386 2.10 were released on May 27, 1988, less than six months after the release of Windows 2.0.These versions can take advantage of the specific features of the Intel 80286 and Intel 80386 processors.A hard disk was required for the first time to install Windows. -
Windows 2.11
Windows/286 2.10 and Windows/386 2.10 were released on May 27, 1988, less than six months after the release of Windows 2.0.These versions can take advantage of the specific features of the Intel 80286 and Intel 80386 processors.A hard disk was required for the first time to install Windows.Windows/286 takes advantage of the HMA to increase the memory available to Windows programs. It introduced the HIMEM.SYS DOS driver for this purpose. -
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.0, a graphical environment, is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and was released on May 22, 1990. It became the first widely successful version of Windows and a rival to Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga on the graphical user interface (GUI) front. It was followed by Windows 3.1.[3] Windows 3.0 originated in 1989 when David Weise and Murray Sargent independently decided to develop a protected mode Windows as an experiment. -
Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions
Windows 3.0,a graphical environment is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and was released on May 22, 1990.It became the first widely successful version of Windows and a rival to Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga on the graphical user interface(GUI)front. It was followed by Windows 3.1.Windows 3.0 originated in 1989 when David Weise and Murray Sargent independently decided to develop a protected mode Windows as an experiment.Impressed enough to approve it as an official project. -
Windows of Workgroups 3.1
Windows 3.1x (codenamed Janus)[2][3][4] is a series of 16-bit operating environments produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers. Subsequent versions were released between 1992 and 1994 until the series was superseded by Windows 95. During its lifespan, Windows 3.1 introduced several enhancements to the still MS-DOS–based platform, including improved system stability, expanded support for multimedia, TrueType fonts, and workgroup networking. -
Windows of Workgroups 3.11
Windows 3.1 (originally codenamed Janus), released on April 6, 1992, introduced a TrueType font system (and a set of highly legible fonts), which effectively made Windows a viable desktop publishing platform for the first time.Windows 3.1 was designed to have backward compatibility with older Windows platforms. As with Windows 3.0, version 3.1 had File Manager and Program Manager, but unlike all previous versions, Windows 3.1 cannot run in real mode. -
Windows 95
Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released on August 24,1995.[4][5] Windows 95 merged Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products. It featured significant improvements over its predecessor,Windows 3.1There were also major changes made to the core components of the operating system, such as moving from a mainly co-operatively multitasked 16-bit architecture to a 32-bit preemptive multitasking architecture. -
Windows 98
Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis[3] while in development) is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems and the successor to Windows 95. It was released to manufacturing on May 15, 1998 and to retail on June 25, 1998.Like its predecessor, Windows 98 is a hybrid 16-bit and 32-bit monolithic product with the boot stage based on MS-DOS -
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It was produced by Microsoft and released to manufacturing on December 15, 1999, and launched to retail on February 17, 2000.It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the"Windows NT"designation. During development, Windows 2000 was known as Windows NT 5.0.Four editions of Windows 2000 were released:Professional,Server,Advanced Server,and Datacenter Server. -
Windows ME
Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows ME(marketed with the pronunciation of the pronoun"me",but commonly pronounced as an initialism,"M-E")is a graphical operating system from Microsoft released to manufacturing in June 2000.Windows ME was the successor to Windows 98 and was targeted specifically at home PC users.It included Internet Explorer 5.5, Windows Media Player 7,and the new Windows Movie Maker software,which provided basic video editing and was designed to be easy to use for home users. -
Windows 7
Windows 7 was primarily intended to be an incremental upgrade to the operating system intending to address Windows Vista's poor critical reception while maintaining hardware and software compatibility. Windows 7 continued improvements on Windows Aero (the user interface introduced in Windows Vista) with the addition of a redesigned taskbar that allows applications to be "pinned" to it, and new window management features. -
Windows 8
Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. Development of Windows 8 started before the release of its predecessor, Windows 7, in 2009. It was announced at CES 2011, and followed by the release of three pre-release versions from September 2011 to May 2012. The operating system was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, and was released for general availability on October 26, 2012.[5] -
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 (codenamed Blue) is an upgrade for Windows 8, a computer operating system released by Microsoft. First unveiled and released as a public beta in June 2013, it was released to manufacturing on August 27, 2013, and reached general availability on October 17, 2013, almost a year after the retail release of its predecessor. Windows 8.1 is available free of charge for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows RT users via the Windows Store. -
Windows 10
Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system developed and released by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was first released on July 29, 2015.[7] Unlike previous versions of Windows, Microsoft has branded Windows 10 as a "service" that receives ongoing "feature updates". Windows 10 received mostly positive reviews upon its original release in July 2015.
