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Microsoft Windows 1.0 was introduced
Windows 1.0 is a graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft. Microsoft had worked with Apple Computer to develop applications for Apple's January 1984 original Macintosh, the first mass-produced personal computer with a graphical user interface. Windows 1.0 was released on November 20, 1985, as the first version of the Microsoft Windows line. It runs as a graphical, 16-bit multi-tasking shell on top of an existing MS-DOS installation, providing an environment which -
Microsoft Windows 2.0 was released
indows 2.0 allowed application windows to overlap each other unlike its predecessor Windows 1.0, which could display only tiled windows.[2] Windows 2.0 also introduced more sophisticated keyboard-shortcuts[3] and the terminology of "Minimize" and "Maximize", as opposed to "Iconize" and "Zoom" in Windows 1.0.[4] The basic window setup introduced here would last through Windows 3.1. Like Windows 1.x, Windows 2.x applications cannot be run on Windows 3.1 or up without modifications since they were -
Microsoft Windows/386 or Windows 386 is introduced
Microsoft Windows/386 or Windows 386 is introduced December 9, 1987 and is initially sold for $100.00. -
Mircosoft Windows 3.0 was released
Windows 3.1x (codenamed Janus)[2][3][4] 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 April 1992 as a successor to Windows 3.0. Subsequent versions were released between 1992 and 1994 until the series was superseded by Windows 95.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 -
Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
Windows 3.1x (codenamed Janus)[2][3][4] 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 April 1992 as a successor to Windows 3.0. Subsequent versions were released between 1992 and 1994 until the series was superseded by Windows 95.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 -
Microsoft Windows 3.11 was released
Microsoft Windows 3.11, an update to Windows 3.1 is released December 31, 1993. -
Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 was released
Microsoft Windows NT 3.5 was released September 21, 1994. -
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 was released
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 was released May 30, 1995. -
Microsoft Windows 95 was released
Microsoft Windows 95 was released August 24, 1995 and sells more than one million copies within 4 days. -
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 was released
Windows NT 4.0 is a preemptively multitasked,[6] graphical 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.[7] It is a 32-bit Windows system available in both workstation and server editions with a graphical environment similar to that of Windows 95. -
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950B) support is released
Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released on August 24, 1995,[4][5] and was a significant improvement over the company's previous Windows products. Windows 95 merged Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products. It featured significant improvements over its predecessor, Windows 3.1, most notably in the graphical user interface (GUI) and in its simplified "plug-n-play" features. There were also major changes made t -
Microsoft Windows 95 (4.00.950C) support 2.5
Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released on August 24, 1995,[4][5] and was a significant improvement over the company's previous Windows products. Windows 95 merged Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products. It featured significant improvements over its predecessor, Windows 3.1, most notably in the graphical user interface (GUI) and in its simplified "plug-n-play" features. There were also major changes made t -
Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1 is released
Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1 (4.00.950A) is released February 14, 1996. -
Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released
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/32-bit[4] monolithic product with an MS-DOS based boot stage.[5] Windows 98 was succeeded by Windows 98 Second Edition on May 5, 1999,[6] which in turn was s -
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000 was released February 17, 2000. -
Microsoft Windows ME
Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium) released June 19, 2000. -
Microsoft Windows XP is released
Windows XP (codenamed Whistler)[5] is a personal computer operating system that was produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. The operating system was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and generally released for retail sale on October 25, 2001. Development of Windows XP began in the late 1990s as "Neptune", an operating system built on the Windows NT kernel which was intended specifically for mainstream consumer use—an updated version of Windows 20 -
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit edition released
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition released on April 25, 2005 is an edition of Windows XP for x86-64 personal computers. It is designed to use the expanded 64-bit memory address space provided by the x86-64 architecture.[1] The primary benefit of moving to 64-bit is the increase in the maximum allocatable random access memory (RAM). Windows XP 32-bit is limited to a total of 4 gigabytes. Although the theoretical memory limit of a 64-bit computer is about 18 exabytes (18 billion gigab -
Microsoft releases Windows 7
indows 7 (codenamed Vienna, formerly Blackcomb[8]) is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft. It is a part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on 22 July 2009,[9] and became generally available on 22 October 2009,[10] less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Windows 7's server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time. Windows 7 was primarily intended to be an incre -
Microsoft releases Windows 8.0
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 1 August 2012, and was released for general availability on 26 October 2012. Windows 8 introduced maj -
Microsoft releases Windows 10
Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system released by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was officially unveiled in September 2014 following a brief demo at Build 2014. The first version of the operating system entered a public beta testing process in October 2014, leading up to its consumer release on July 29, 2015,[4] and its release to volume licensing on August 1, 2015. To encourage the adoption of Windows 10, Microsoft announced that during its firs
