Microsoft Windows
family of computer operating systems developed by Microsoft
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Summary
Microsoft Windows is a proprietary operating system[1]. It draws 42,624 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary operating system category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: computing platform[3], brand[4], software series[5]
- Named after: window[6]
- Follows: MS-DOS[7]
- Developer: Microsoft[8]
- Copyright license: proprietary license[9]
- Programmed in: C[10], C++[11], assembly language[12]
- Subclass of: operating system[13], computing platform[14]
- Software version identifier: 10.0.17133[15], 10.0.17134.112[16], 10.0.17134.228[17], 10.0.17763.316[18], 10.0.18343.1[19], 10.0.18841.1000[20], 10.0.18362.30[21], 10.0.18865.1000[22], 10.0.20215.1000[23], 10.0.19041.508[24], 10.0.22000.556[25], 10.0.22567.200[26], 10.0.28000.2179[27]
- Commons category: Microsoft Windows[28]
- Platform: ARM architecture[29], IA-64[30], MIPS architecture[31], DEC Alpha[32], PowerPC[33], X86[34]
- Inception: November 20, 1985[35]
- Publication date: November 20, 1985[36]
- Has edition or translation: Windows 1.0[37], Windows 2.0[38], Windows 2.1[39], Windows 3.0[40], Windows 3.x[41], Windows 3.1[42], Windows 95[43], Windows 98[44], Windows Me[45], Windows NT 3.1[46], Windows NT 3.5[47], Windows NT 3.51[48], Windows NT 4.0[49], Windows 2000[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Microsoft Windows include Windows 93[51], a website[52] and Winux[53], a Linux distribution[54].
Why It Matters
Microsoft Windows has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include Windows 93[51], a website[52] and Winux[53], a Linux distribution[54].