The document provides an overview of the history and development of Microsoft Windows operating systems from Windows 1.0 through Windows 10. It summarizes each major version of Windows, including the year of release and key features. The Windows operating system has evolved from early graphical versions to become a widely used metafamily of operating systems powering personal computers and servers.

2. Operating System
•is system software that manages
computer hardware and software
resources and provides common
services for computers programs.
•is a component of the system
software in a computer system.
•Application programs usually require
an OS to function.

3. Microsoft Windows
•(or simply Windows) is a metafamily
of graphical operating systems
developed , marketed, and sold by
Microsoft.
•It consists of several families of
operating systems, each of which
cater to a certain sector of the
computing industry.

4. Windows
Operating System

5. Windows 1.0
•is a 16-bit graphical operating
system environment released
on November 20, 1985.

6. Windows 2.0
•released after two (2) years of
version 1.0 (1987)
•First Windows version of MS
Word and Excel

7. Windows 2.1
•under version 2.0
•December 28, 1987- May 27,
1988
•Less than a year after the
release of Windows/286 2.1
and Windows/386 2.1 were
released on May 27, 1988.

8. Windows 3.0
•Third major release of MS
Windows
•First successful OS
•A powerful rival to Apple Mac
and the Commodore Amigaon
the GUI front

9. Windows 3.1
•The OS that superseded Windows
3.0
•Only an update to the first
Windows OS under version 3.0
•April 1992
•First Windows OS uses Windows
Logo (Flying Windows Logo)

10. Windows for Workgroup 3.1
•First used in networking
•October 1992
•Features native networking
support
•Has given the codename
“Kato”

11. Windows NT 3.1
•First release of OS of server
and business desktop OS
•July 27, 1993
•First CLI (with black
background, white text)

12. Windows for Workgroups 3.11
•December 1993
•Originally codenamed “Snow ball”
•The update for the first Windows
for Workgroups
•First OS that uses Internet
Connection/ International Network

13. Windows NT Workstation 3.5
•Second release of the Microsoft
Windows NT OS
•used for workstation / client computers
•September 21, 1994
•Goals- to increase the speed of the OS;
as a result, the project was given the
codename “Daytona” in reference to
Daytona International Speedway

14. Windows NT 3.51
•Third release of MS Windows
NT line of OS
•“Cairo”
•May 30, 1995
• nine (9) months after 3.5

15. Windows 95
•Windows 4.0
•International codename “Chicago”
(Illinois)
•Consumer-oriented GUI-based OS
•August 24, 1995
•Fourth major release

16. •First Internet Explorer released
•Easy to install hardware and
software on this Window
•Also offered enhanced
multimedia capabilities, more
powerful features for more
mobile computing and
integrated networking.

17. Windows NT 4.0
• with Internet Explorer
• Fourth release of Microsoft’s Windows NT Line
of Operating Systems
• released to manufacturing on July 29, 1996
• 32-bit Windows system available in both
workstation and server editions with graphical
environment similar to that of Windows 95
• Taskbar and start menu
• First browser- Netscape Communication

18. Windows 98
•Formerly known as Windows 97
•Codenamed as “Memphis”
•Graphical OS released on June 25, 1998
by Microsoft
•Successor to Windows 95
•It describes as an OS that “Works
better, Plays Better”
•First Windows designed for consumers

19. •Users could find information more
easily in their PC as well as the Internet
•First have options for searching for
files and folders
•Improvement included the ability to
open and close application quickly,
support for reading DVD disc and for
USB

20. Windows 98 SE (Second Edition)
• Support the problem in Windows 98
• Most controversial OS (Windows 98)
because it is only OS have case with
Netscape Company
• Update to Windows 98
• May 15, 1999
• Improved USB support, replacement of
Internet Explorer 4.0 with significantly
faster Internet Explorer 5

21. •Also included in Internet
Connection Sharing which allows
multiple computers on a LAN to
share a single Internet connection
through Network Address
Translation

22. Windows 2000
•February 17, 2000
•a.k.a. Windows NT 5.0 (-available
in Server Editions and for
workstations –Win.2000)
•“Cairo” and “Odyssey”
•The first OS that makes use of NTFS

23. •Windows 2000 Professional
• Windows 2000 Server Edition
• Windows 2000 Data Center Edition
• Windows 2000 Advanced Center Edition

24. Windows ME (Millennium Edition)
•is a hybrid 16-bit/ 32-bit graphical OS
•September 14, 2000
•Codenamed as “Millennium”
•Also called as “Mistake Edition”

25. Windows XP (eXPerience)
•is a line of developed by Microsoft for
use on general purpose computer
systems including home and business
desktops, notebook computers and
media centers,
•Codenamed as “Whistler” and
“Blackcomb”
•released on October 25, 2001

26. EDITIONS
• Windows XP Home Edition N
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Windows XP Professional Edition N
• Windows XP Professional Edition
• Windows XP Starter Edition
• Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Windows XP 64-bit Edition
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Windows XP Embedded Edition
• Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

27. Windows Server 2003
•is a server OS produced by
Microsoft and introduced on April
24, 2003 as the successor to
Windows 2000 Server.
•considered by Microsoft to be the
cornerstone of their Windows
Server System line of business
server products.

28. Windows XP Media Center Edition
• MCE is a version of Windows XP
designed to serve as a home
entertainment hub.
• October 12, 2004
• Additional features - “FM Radio tuning”
• You could also browse to internet,
watch live television, communicate with
friends and family and watch DVDs and
many more.

29. Windows Vista
• codenamed as “Longhorn”
• It is a line of graphical OS used on PCs
including home and business desktops,
notebook computers, tablet PCs and
media centers.
• Release comes less than 6 years after the
introduction of its predecessor Windows
XP, making it the longest time span
between two releases of Microsoft
Windows.
• January 30, 2007

30. Windows Server 2008
• “Server Longhorn”
• May 15, 2007
• April 24, 2008 released in
Philippines
• is the server OS containing many
of the new client features from
Windows Vista

31. Windows 7
•“Blackcomb”, “Vienna”
•A series of OS produced by microsoft
for use on personal computers,
including home and business desktops,
laptops, tablet PCs, media content PCs
•Was released to manufacturing on July
22, 2009, with general retail
availability.

32. Windows 8
• Was announced and available to the
market last October 26, 2012.
• It includes a new “Hybrid Boot” option
that uses “advanced” hibernation;
• Easy switching of users
• Faster installation OS (approx. 10mins)
• First OS that has “restore factory settings”,
where you can bring back the OS on its default
value
• Easy filtering of data files.

33. 8 Things about Windows 8
1. Windows reimagined
2. All the apps you want
3. Cloud-connected
4. Get more at the windows store
5. Reimagined browsing with IE10
6. At home and at work
7. Great experience across all hardware
8. Built on a solid foundation

34. Windows 10
•Latest OS by Microsoft
•The most recent version of Windows
for PCs, tablets, smartphones and
embedded devices is Windows 10.
•The most recent versions for server
computers is Windows Server 2012 R2
– a specialized version of Windows
runs on the Xbox One game console.