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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs)....
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Windows 1.0
Windows 1.0 is a 16-bit graphical operating environment that was released on 20 November 1985. It was Microsoft's first attempt to implement a multi-tasking graphical user interface-based operating environment on the PC platform. Windows 1.0 was the...
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Windows 2.0
Windows 2.0 was a 16-bit Microsoft Windows graphical user interface-based operating environment that superseded Windows 1.0. Windows 2.0 was supplemented by Windows/286 and Windows/386 in 1988. Windows 2.0, Windows/286 and Windows/386 were...
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Windows 3.0
Windows 3.0 is the third major release Microsoft Windows, and was released on 22 May 1990. It became the first widely successful version of Windows and a rival to Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga on the GUI front. It was followed by Windows 3...
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Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. It was originally designed to be a powerful high-level-language-based, processor-independent, multiprocessing, multiuser...
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- Jul 1993
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Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products. During development it was referred to...
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- Aug 24, 1995
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- 4.0
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Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on business desktops, notebook computers, and servers. Released on February 17, 2000, it was the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the final release of Microsoft Windows to...
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- Windows 2000 Professional ,
- Windows 2000 Server ,
- Windows 2000 Advanced Server ,
- Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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- Feb 17, 2000
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- 5.0
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Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 (also referred to as Win2K3) is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. Introduced on 24 April 2003 as the successor to Windows 2000 Server, it is considered by Microsoft to be the cornerstone of its Windows Server...
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- Apr 24, 2003
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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. It was released in 2001. The name "XP" is short for "eXPerience".
Windows XP is the successor to...
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- Windows XP Starter Edition ,
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ,
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition ,
- Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
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- Oct 25, 2001
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- NT 5.1
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Windows Vista
Windows Vista is a line of operating systems developed 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...
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- Windows Vista Ultimate ,
- Windows Vista Business ,
- Windows Vista Home Premium ,
- Windows Vista Home Basic
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- Jan 30, 2007
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- Build 6000 ,
- NT 6.0
