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   What software was used in the first version of Windows?

   • The first version of Microsoft Windows included a simple graphics painting program called Windows Paint; Windows Write, a simple word processor; an appointment calendar; a card-filer; a notepad; a clock; a control panel; a computer terminal; Clipboard; and RAM driver. It also included the MS-DOS Executive and a game called Reversi .

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   When did Windows 1.0 become popular?

   • Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity.

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   When did Windows 2000 come out?

   • Windows 2000 was available in four editions: Microsoft ended support for both Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 on July 13, 2010. On September 14, 2000, Microsoft released a successor to Windows 98 called Windows Me, short for "Millennium Edition". It was the last DOS-based operating system from Microsoft.

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   When did windows become obsolete?

   • For example, windows were only displayed "tiled" on the screen; that is, they could not overlap or overlie one another. On December 31, 2001, Microsoft declared Windows 1.0 obsolete and stopped providing support and updates for the system. During the mid to late 1980s, Microsoft and IBM had cooperatively been developing OS/2 as a successor to DOS.

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   Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on 10 November 1983, 2 years before it was first released. Microsoft introduced Windows as a graphical user interface for MS-DOS, which had been introduced two years earlier.

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   1 day ago · Microsoft Windows, computer operating system (OS) developed by Microsoft Corporation to run personal computers (PCs). Featuring the first graphical user interface (GUI) for IBM -compatible PCs, the Windows OS soon dominated the PC market.

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   • Windows 1.0. Released: Nov. 20, 1985. Replaced: ​MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), although until Windows 95, Windows actually ran on top of MS-DOS instead of completely replacing it.
   • Windows 2.0. Released: Dec. 9, 1987. Replaced: Windows 1.0. Windows 1.0 wasn't warmly received by critics, who felt it was slow and too mouse-focused. The mouse was relatively new to computing at the time.
   • Windows 3.0/3.1. Released: May 22, 1990. Windows 3.1: March 1, 1992. Replaced: Windows 2.0. It was more popular than Windows 1.0. Its overlapping Windows brought a lawsuit from Apple, which claimed that the new style infringed copyrights from the Apple GUI (Graphical User Interface).
   • Windows 95. Released: Aug. 24, 1995. Replaced: Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS. Innovative/Notable: Windows 95 is what really cemented Microsoft's dominance in the computer industry.

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   Microsoft Windows is an operating system for computers made by the United States -based company Microsoft. Windows is used by almost 90% of desktop and laptop computers. History. The first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, came out on November 20, 1985. The newest version, Windows 11, came out October 5, 2021.