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Microsoft Windows has seen nine major versions since its first release in 1985
Lets look at the history of Windows, from its birth at the hands of Bill Gates with Windows 1 to the latest arrival under new Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella.
Released in November 1985
Microsoft’s first true attempt at a graphical user interface in 16-bit.
Windows 1
Released in December 1987
Windows could overlap each other
Ability to minimize or maximize windows
Microsoft Word and Excel made their first appearances
Windows 2
Released in 1990 First Windows that
required a hard drive
Ability to run MS-DOS programmes in windows
Windows 3
Released in 1992 First Windows to be
distributed on a CD-ROM
Windows 3.1 required 1MB of RAM to run
Minesweeper also made its first appearance
Windows 3.1
Released in August 1995
First ever Start button and Start menu
Concept of “plug and play”
32-bit environment Internet Explorer also
made its debut
Windows 95
Released in June 1998 Comes with IE 4, Outlook
Express, Windows Address Book, Microsoft Chat and NetShow Player,
First ever back and forward navigation buttons
Introduction of the Windows Driver Model for computer components
Windows 98
Released in September 2000
Last Windows to be based on MS-DOS
Windows Media Player 7 and Windows Movie Maker made their appearance for the first time
Windows Me
Released in February 2000
Enterprise twin of ME Based on Microsoft’s
business-orientated system Windows NT
First Windows to support hibernation.
Windows 2000
Released in January 2007
First Windows to be distributed on DVD.
Windows Defender made their appearance for the first time
Windows Vista
Released in October 2009
Handwriting recognition debuted
Becoming the operating system most users and business would upgrade to from Windows XP, forgoing Vista entirely.
Windows 7
Released in October 2012
New tiled interface with program icons and live tiles
Support for the new, much faster USB 3.0 devices.
Touchscreen support
Windows 8
Released in October 2013
A free point release to Windows 8
Re-introduced the Start button
Windows 8.1
Released in July 2015 Start menu makes a
comeback Multiple desktops,
new Task view One windows version
across Devices Universal Search
Windows 10
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