The History of MS Windows

Windows 1.0 Release

Nov 20, 1985

On November 20, 1985, the first version of Microsoft Windows 1.0 was created.

Windows 2.0 release

Dec 9, 1987

Microsoft released windows 2.0 with an Intel 286 processor.

Windows 3.0 release

1990

Microsoft released Windows 3.0 that used an Intel 386 processor.

Windows 95 release

Aug 24, 1995

Microsoft released Windows 95 with the new internet explorer internet browser.

Windows 98 release

Jun 25, 1998

Microsoft released Windows 98 which supported new technologies like FAT32, AGP, MMX, USB, DVD, and ACPI.

Windows ME release

Sep 14, 2000

Microsoft released Windows Millenium Edition (ME) which had a new System Restore function.
W2K was an operating system used for work by Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server.

Windows XP release

Aug 24, 2001

Microsoft released Windows XP and there were two versions: Windows XP Home, and Windows XP Professional.

Windows Vista Release

2006

Microsoft released Windows Vista

Windows 7 release

Jul 22, 2009

Microsoft released Windows 7 which had a fast start-up time.

Windows 8 release

Aug 1, 2012

Microsoft released Windows 8 and it had a user interface for tablet users.