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Windows 1.0, designed by Chase Bishop, released two years after being announced.
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Made two years after windows 1.0, it was more popular and had more features. The first versions of Word and Excel ran on windows 2.0.
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Two editions were released, Windows/286 and Windows/386.
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Windows 3.0 had a protected mode, which made several megabytes available.
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Real mode removed and needed a 286 PC with at least 1 MB ram.
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Windows 3.5 was able to send files through FTP and to printers using LPR.
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Windows 95 was the first huge success of Microsoft, selling 7 million copies within 5 weeks.
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Windows NT 4.0 had many stability issues and was worse than Windows 95.
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Windows 98 had new Start up and Shut down sounds.
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Windows 98 SE had many bug fixes and improved/replaced things.
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Windows 2000 was the first OS to have regular patches and security updates.
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Windows ME was created for home users and was made as an user friendly OS.
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Windows XP had increased performance and an improved interface, the OS had sold 1 Billion copies by the time it was discontinued.
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Windows Vista was the worst OS made by Microsoft, there was a lot of heavy criticism aimed towards it after being released.
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Windows 7 was praised by critics due to the fact it was a big step from Windows Vista and was improved by a lot.
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Windows 8 received many big changes including the Interface, start up, shutdown and many more things.
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Windows 8.1 had many visual enhancements and support for new technology like the 3D printer, High resolution displays and more.
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Windows 10 introduced Universal Apps which were apps that could be run across many of Microsoft's other products.
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Windows 15 has a holographic display and has VR, you can be inside your game without wearing a headset or anything related.
