Microsoft Windows Timeline

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  • Windows 1.0

    A 16-bit graphical operating environment, developed by Microsoft Corporation and released on 20 November 1985.[2] 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 first version of Windows launched.
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  • Windows 2.0

    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. With Windows 2.1x in 1988, Windows 2.0 was supplemented by Windows/286 and Windows/386. Windows 2.0, Windows/286 and Windows/386 were superseded by Windows 3.0 in May 1990, but continued to be supported by Microsoft for fourteen years, until December 31, 2001.

  • Windows 2.10

    a family of Microsoft Windows graphical user interface-based operating environments.

  • Windows 2.11

    a family of Microsoft Windows graphical user interface-based operating environments.

  • Windows 3.0

    A graphical environment, was 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 GUI front.

  • Windows 3.1

    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. Subsequent versions were released between 1992 and 1994 until the series was superseded by Windows 95.

  • Windows for Workgroups 3.1

    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. Subsequent versions were released between 1992 and 1994 until the series was superseded by Windows 95.

  • Windows NT 3.1

    A 32-bit operating system developed by Microsoft. It constitutes the first operating system of the Windows NT family and was released on July 26, 1993.

  • Windows for Workgroups 3.11

    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. Subsequent versions were released between 1992 and 1994 until the series was superseded by Windows 95

  • Windows NT 3.5

    an operating system developed by Microsoft, released on September 21, 1994

  • Windows NT 3.51

    The third release of Microsoft's Windows NT line of operating systems. It was released on May 30, 1995, nine months after Windows NT 3.5, and three months before the release of Windows 95.

  • Windows 95

    A consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft,[2][3] and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products.

  • Windows NT 4.0

    A preemptive, graphical and business-oriented operating system designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor computers.

  • Windows 98

    graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on May 15, 1998 and to retail on June 25, 1998. 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 98 SE

    an updated release of Windows 98, released on May 5, 1999. It includes fixes for many minor issues, improved WDM audio and modem support, improved USB support, the replacement of Internet Explorer 4.0 with Internet Explorer 5.0, Web Folders and related shell updates

  • Windows 2000

    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, 2000An 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, 2000An operating system for use on both client and server computers. It was produced by Microsoft and released to manufacturing

  • 17 February 2000

    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

  • Windows ME

    a graphical operating system from Microsoft released to manufacturing on June 19, 2000[4] and launched on September 14, 2000.

  • 25 October 2001

    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, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base as of 2011.