Microsoft Windows Timeline

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  • Windows 1.0

    Windows 1.0
    Windows 1.0 was Microsofts first attempt to implement a multi-tasking graphical user interface. It was also the first version of Windows. Microsoft ended support for windows 1.0 on December 31st, 2001.
  • Windows 2.0

    Windows 2.0
    Windows 2.0 is the successor of Windows 1.0. The first versions of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel ran on Windows 2.0. There has been a few versions or updates for Windows 2.0 like 2.10 and 2.11
  • Windows 2.10

    Windows 2.10
    Windows/286 2.10 and Windows/386 2.10 were released on May 27, 1988, less than a year after the release of Windows 2.0.
  • Windows 2.11

    Windows 2.11
    Windows/286 2.10 and Windows/386 2.10 were released on May 27, 1988, less than a year after the release of Windows 2.0.
  • Windows3.0

    Windows3.0
    Windows 3.0 originated in 1989 when a group of Microsoft programmers independently decided to develop a protected mode Windows as an experiment.
  • Windows 3.1

    Windows 3.1
    Windows 3.1x is a series of 16-bit operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers. The series began with Windows 3.1, which was first sold during March 1992 as a successor to Windows 3.0. It was the first version of Windows to use the Windows Registry.
  • Windows NT 3.5

    Windows NT 3.5
    Windows NT 3.5 is an operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation; it is the second version of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was released on September 21, 1994.One of the primary goals during Windows NT 3.5's development was to increase the speed of the operating system; as a result, the project was given the codename "Daytona" in reference to the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
  • Windows 95

    Windows 95
    During development, it was referred to as Windows 4.0. It featured significant improvements over its predecessor, Windows 3.1, most notably in the graphical user interface (GUI) and in its relatively simplified "plug-n-play" features.
  • Windows NT 4.0

    Windows NT 4.0
    Windows NT 4.0 is a preemptive,[3] graphical and business-oriented operating system designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor computers. It was part of Microsoft's Windows NT line of operating systems and was released to manufacturing on 31 July 1996.
  • Windows 98

    Windows 98
    Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit monolithic product with an MS-DOS based boot stage.
  • Windows 2000

    Windows 2000
    Microsoft Windows 2000 was the last to display the "Windows NT" designation.During development, Windows 2000 was known as Windows NT 5.0.
  • Windows Me

    Windows Me
    Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows ME (marketed as being pronounced as the pronoun "Me," but commonly pronounced as an initialism, "M-E"), is a graphical operating system released to manufacturing on June 19, 2000 and launched on September 14, 2000 by Microsoft, and was the last operating system released in the Windows 9x series, as well as Microsoft's last DOS-based OS.
  • Windows XP

    Windows XP
    Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001,[4] it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base.
  • Windows Server 2003

    Windows Server 2003
    Windows Server 2003 (sometimes referred to as Win2K3) is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, released on April 24, 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on December 6, 2005.
  • Windows Vista

    Windows Vista
    Windows Vista is an operating system by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Prior to its announcement on July 22, 2005, Windows Vista was known by its codename "Longhorn".
  • Windows 7

    Windows 7
    Windows 7 is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and reached general retail availability worldwide on October 22, 2009,
  • Windows 8

    Windows 8
    Windows 8 is a version of the Microsoft Windows operating system, produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs. Development of Windows 8 started before the release of its predecessor, Windows 7, in 2009. Its existence was first 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