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'''Microsoft Windows''' is an [[operating system family]] created by Microsoft Corporation. One of its major strengths is the massive library of games it can run, by virtue of ''[[DirectX]]''; one of its major downsides is the rampant security issues the OS ecosystem as a whole suffers from, in addition to the increasingly-invasive telemetry gathered by later consumer editions.
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'''Microsoft Windows''' is an [[operating system family]] created by [[Microsoft Corporation]]. One of its major strengths is the massive library of games it can run, by virtue of ''[[DirectX]]''; one of its major downsides is the rampant security issues the OS ecosystem as a whole suffers from, in addition to the increasingly-invasive telemetry gathered by later consumer editions.
   
 
In the most basic terms possible, ''Microsoft Windows'' is a graphical-orientated operating system that is able to, within reason, maintain compatibility with software designed to run on previous iterations. More recent editions, such as ''[[Windows XP]]'' have been targeted at the growing popularity of networking, home multimedia, and wireless capability. The majority of PC-developed video games are primarily coded for Microsoft Windows' graphical API, ''[[DirectX]]''.
 
In the most basic terms possible, ''Microsoft Windows'' is a graphical-orientated operating system that is able to, within reason, maintain compatibility with software designed to run on previous iterations. More recent editions, such as ''[[Windows XP]]'' have been targeted at the growing popularity of networking, home multimedia, and wireless capability. The majority of PC-developed video games are primarily coded for Microsoft Windows' graphical API, ''[[DirectX]]''.
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Windows_logo_and_watermark_-_1985.svg.png | 1985-1992 (Windows 1.0 - 3.0)
 
Windows_logo_and_watermark_-_1985.svg.png | 1985-1992 (Windows 1.0 - 3.0)
Windows_3.1_logo.svg.png | 1992-2001 (Windows 3.1 - Me)
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Windows_3.1_logo.svg.png | 1992-2001 (Windows 3.1 - ME)
Windows_logo_-_2002.svg.png | 2001-2007 (Windows XP - Windows Server 2008)
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Logo-Windows-2001-INT.svg| 2001-2007 (Windows XP - Windows Server 2008)
 
Windows logo.png | 2007-2012 (Windows Vista & Windows 7)
 
Windows logo.png | 2007-2012 (Windows Vista & Windows 7)
Windows-8-logo-150x150.png | 2012-2015 (Windows 8 & 8.1)
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Logo-Windows-2012-INT.svg|2012-2015 (Windows 8 & 8.1)
windows-10-logo_400-Wide.jpg | 2015-Present (Windows 10)
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Logo-Windows-2015-INT.svg|2015-2021 (Windows 10)
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Logo-Windows-2021-INT.svg|2021-present (Windows 11)
 
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==Consumer-orientated Versions==
 
==Consumer-orientated Versions==
* Windows 1.0
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* [[Windows 1.0]]
* Windows 2.0
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* [[Windows 2.0]]
* Windows 3.0
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* [[Windows 3.0]]
* Windows 3.1
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* [[Windows 3.1]]
* Windows 3.11
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* [[Windows 3.11]]
* Windows 3.2
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* [[Windows 3.2]]
 
* [[Windows 95]]
 
* [[Windows 95]]
 
* [[Windows 98]]
 
* [[Windows 98]]
* Windows 98 Second Edition
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* [[Windows 98 Second Edition]]
* [[Windows Me]]
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* [[Windows ME]]
 
* [[Windows XP]]
 
* [[Windows XP]]
 
* [[Windows Vista]]
 
* [[Windows Vista]]
* Windows 7
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* [[Windows 7]]
* Windows 8
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* [[Windows 8]]
* Windows 8.1
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* [[Windows 8.1]]
* Windows 10
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* [[Windows 10]]
* Windows CE
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* [[Windows 11]]
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* Windows Mobile
 
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==Business-orientated Versions==
* Windows RT
 
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* [[Windows for Workgroups 3.1]]
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* [[Windows for Workgroups 3.11]]
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* [[Windows NT 3.1]]
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* [[Windows NT 3.5]]
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* [[Windows NT 3.51]]
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* [[Windows NT 4.0]]
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* [[Windows 2000]]
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* [[Windows Server 2003]]
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* [[Windows Server 2003 R2]]
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* [[Windows Server 2008]]
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* [[Windows Server 2008 R2]]
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* [[Windows Server 2011]]
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* [[Windows Server 2012]]
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* [[Windows Server 2016]]
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* [[Windows Server 2019]]
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* [[Windows Server 2022]]
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==Mobile Versions==
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* [[Windows CE]]
 
* [[Windows Mobile]]
 
* [[Windows RT]]
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* [[Windows Phone]]
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* [[List of Microsoft Windows games]]
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* [[List of Microsoft Windows video games]]
 
* [[List of Microsoft Windows peripherals]]
 
* [[List of Microsoft Windows peripherals]]
   
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [http://microsoft.gamepedia.com/Windows Windows On The Microsoft Wiki]
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* [http://www.microsoft.com Official website of ''Microsoft Corporation'']
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* [http://microsoft.wikia.com/Windows Microsoft Windows] at the Microsoft Wiki
   
 
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{{PC Platforms}}

Revision as of 01:37, 2 March 2022


Microsoft Windows is an operating system family created by Microsoft Corporation. One of its major strengths is the massive library of games it can run, by virtue of DirectX; one of its major downsides is the rampant security issues the OS ecosystem as a whole suffers from, in addition to the increasingly-invasive telemetry gathered by later consumer editions.

In the most basic terms possible, Microsoft Windows is a graphical-orientated operating system that is able to, within reason, maintain compatibility with software designed to run on previous iterations. More recent editions, such as Windows XP have been targeted at the growing popularity of networking, home multimedia, and wireless capability. The majority of PC-developed video games are primarily coded for Microsoft Windows' graphical API, DirectX.

Logos

Consumer-orientated Versions

Business-orientated Versions

Mobile Versions

See also

External Links