A report on Microsoft Windows
Group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft.
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Operating system
37 linksSystem software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
System software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
The dominant general-purpose personal computer operating system is Microsoft Windows with a market share of around 76.45%.
Microsoft
29 linksAmerican multinational technology corporation which produces computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washington, United States.
American multinational technology corporation which produces computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washington, United States.
Its best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.
Windows NT
21 linksProprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released on July 27, 1993.
Proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released on July 27, 1993.
It was a commercially focused operating system intended to complement consumer versions of Windows that were based on MS-DOS (including Windows 1.0 through Windows 3.1x).
Windows 95
21 linksConsumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems.
Consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems.
Windows 95 merged Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows products, and featured significant improvements over its predecessor, most notably in the graphical user interface (GUI) and in its simplified "plug-and-play" features.
MacOS
18 linksUnix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.
Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.
Within the market of desktop and laptop computers it is the second most widely used desktop OS, after Microsoft Windows and ahead of ChromeOS.
Windows 8
24 linksMajor release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.
Major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.
Windows 8 introduced major changes to the operating system's platform and user interface intended to improve its user experience on tablets, where Windows was now competing with mobile operating systems, including Android and iOS.
MS-DOS
16 linksOperating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.
Operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.
MS-DOS was the main operating system for IBM PC compatibles during the 1980s, from which point it was gradually superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in various generations of the graphical Microsoft Windows operating system.
Tablet computer
16 linksMobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package.
Mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package.
The company launched the WinPad project, working together with OEMs such as Compaq, to create a small device with a Windows-like operating system and handwriting recognition.
Windows Me
15 linksWindows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me (marketed with the pronunciation of the pronoun "me"), is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Windows 9x
13 linksWindows 9x is a generic term referring to a series of Microsoft Windows computer operating systems produced from 1995 to 2000, which were based on the Windows 95 kernel and its underlying foundation of MS-DOS, both of which were updated in subsequent versions.