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Microsoft Windows

Also known as Win, MSFT Win

family of computer operating systems developed by Microsoft

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Microsoft Windows is a family of computer operating systems created by Microsoft that manages the basic functions of personal computers and other devices. It matters because it has become one of the most widely used operating systems in the world, powering billions of computers that people rely on for work, education, and everyday tasks.

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Official website: www.microsoft.com/es-es/windows

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short name: Windows
Commons category: Microsoft Windows
software version identifier: 10.0.22567.200
Stack Exchange tag: or.stackexchange.com/tags/windows
inception: 1985-11-20
official blog URL: blogs.windows.com
Commons gallery: Microsoft Windows
publication date: 1985-11-20
social media followers: 1140000
described at URL: consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Windows
source code repository URL: github.com/Microsoft

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Windows is a proprietary graphical operating system developed and marketed by Microsoft. Windows is grouped into families that cater to particular sectors of the computing industry – Windows for personal computers, Windows Server for servers, and Windows IoT for embedded systems. Windows itself is further grouped into editions that cater to different users – Home for home users, Professional for advanced users, Education for schools, and Enterprise for corporations. Windows is sold both as a consumer retail product and to computer manufacturers, who bundle and distribute it with their systems.

The first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, was released on November 20, 1985 as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The name Windows is a reference to the windowing system in GUIs. The 1990 release of Windows 3.0 catapulted its market success and led to the launch of various other product families, including the (now-defunct) Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, and Windows CE/Embedded Compact.