Microsoft Windows has seen nine major versions since its first release in 1985. Over 29 years later, Windows looks very different but somehow familiar with elements that have survived the test of time, increases in computing power .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.

2. 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.

3.  Released in November
1985
 Microsoft’s first true
attempt at a graphical
user interface in 16-bit.
Windows 1

4.  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

5.  Released in 1990
 First Windows that
required a hard drive
 Ability to run MS-DOS
programmes in
windows
Windows 3

6.  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

7.  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

8.  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

9.  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

10.  Released in February 2000
 Enterprise twin of ME
 Based on Microsoft’s
business-orientated system
Windows NT
 First Windows to support
hibernation.
Windows 2000

11.  Released in October 2001
 Based on Windows NT
 Longest running Microsoft
operating system
Windows XP

12.  Released in January 2007
 First Windows to be
distributed on DVD.
 Windows Defender made
their appearance for the
first time
Windows Vista

13.  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

14.  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

15.  Released in October 2013
 A free point release to
Windows 8
 Re-introduced the Start
button
Windows 8.1

16.  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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