{"id":4637,"date":"2015-08-19T22:03:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T16:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:58:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:28:16","slug":"microsoft-windows-operating-system-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Microsoft Windows Operating System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We all know that Microsoft Windows Operating System is the most popular and most used operating systems in Desktop and <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/laptop-with-longest-battery-life-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laptop computers<\/a>. But, do you know about the evolution and history of Windows?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Microsoft Windows<\/strong> is just like &#8220;one man army&#8221; in the field of operating systems because the company is efficiently providing <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows operating system<\/a> services from past 30 years and people are happy with it. Even after independently ruling the operating system industry from years, the Microsoft Windows is still the most powerful and beneficial OS provider.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this high technology era, the expectations of people have extremely grown up and they are ready to grab all the advanced services quickly. But Microsoft Windows Operating System is still the king of the game. For the example, you can see the Microsoft&#8217;s newly released Windows operating system &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-evolution-of-microsoft-windows-operating-system.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4638\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-evolution-of-microsoft-windows-operating-system.jpg\" alt=\"The evolution of Microsoft Windows Operating System\" width=\"650\" height=\"449\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-evolution-of-microsoft-windows-operating-system.jpg 484w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-evolution-of-microsoft-windows-operating-system-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-evolution-of-microsoft-windows-operating-system-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 is the most advanced, full with features, fast and attractive operating system of Windows. If you are using Windows operating system from years, but still not familiar with the <strong>History of Microsoft windows operating system<\/strong> then you must take advantage from the below-mentioned glimpse of Microsoft Windows Operating System history.<\/p>\n<div style=\"; border: 1px solid #39B54A; border-radius: 10px; padding: 15px 10px 0px 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>Related tips you might like \u00bb\u00bb<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/upgrade-to-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-microsoft-office-2016-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Microsoft Office 2016 on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-install-windows-10-on-your-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Windows 10 on Your PC [Step by Step Guide]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-windows-10-upgrade-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Things You Should Know Before Installing Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-windows-10-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make Windows 10 Faster and Improve Its Performance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#The_History_of_Microsoft_Windows_Operating_System\" title=\"The History of Microsoft Windows Operating System\">The History of Microsoft Windows Operating System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_10\" title=\"Windows 1.0\">Windows 1.0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_20\" title=\"Windows 2.0\">Windows 2.0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_30\" title=\"Windows 3.0\">Windows 3.0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_31\" title=\"Windows 3.1\">Windows 3.1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_95\" title=\"Windows 95\">Windows 95<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_98\" title=\"Windows 98\">Windows 98<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_Me\" title=\"Windows Me\">Windows Me<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_2000_Professional\" title=\"Windows 2000 Professional\">Windows 2000 Professional<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_XP\" title=\"Windows XP\">Windows XP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_Vista\" title=\"Windows Vista\">Windows Vista<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_7\" title=\"Windows 7\">Windows 7<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_8\" title=\"Windows 8\">Windows 8<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_81\" title=\"Windows 8.1\">Windows 8.1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/#Windows_10-2\" title=\"Windows 10\">Windows 10<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_History_of_Microsoft_Windows_Operating_System\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The History of Microsoft Windows Operating System<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of us know very well about the founder of Windows operating system and the most popular <strong>Windows operating system<\/strong> by Microsoft. But very few of us know \u2013 What was Microsoft\u2019s first operating system? And, In Microsoft windows how many types of operating systems are there?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this Microsoft Windows guide, I am going to explain about the <strong>evolution of Microsoft Windows Operating System<\/strong> over 30 years. So, let\u2019s have a look at the glimpse of Microsoft Windows Operating System history:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1983, Microsoft announced the development of <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows operating system<\/a>, a graphical user interface (GUI) for its own operating system (MS-DOS). Over 30 years later a lot of things has changed, let&#8217;s start observing the things:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 1.0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first version of Microsoft Windows (<strong>Windows 1.0<\/strong>) was released on November 20, 1985. It was one of the most surprising moments for all <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">computer<\/a> users because now they were able to move a mouse to point and click their way through the screen in the place of typing MS\u2011DOS commands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-1.0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4640\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-1.0.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 1.0\" width=\"484\" height=\"350\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-1.0.jpg 484w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-1.0-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-1.0-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 1.0 was introduced with several basic programs like MS\u2011DOS <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-project-management-software-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file management<\/a>, Paint, Windows Writer, Notepad, Calculator, and a calendar, card file, and <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/free-alarm-clock-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clock<\/a> etc. Even a game called \u201cReversi\u201d was also included with the Microsoft\u2019s first Windows operating system.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_20\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 2.0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just after the two years, Microsoft released <strong>Windows 2.0<\/strong> on December 9, 1987. The second version of Windows was introduced with desktop icons and expanded memory. Along with the Windows 2&#8217;s improved graphics support, now users were able to overlap windows, manage the screen layout, and use <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/keyboard-shortcuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyboard shortcuts<\/a> etc to speed up their work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2.0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4641\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2.0.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 2.0\" width=\"484\" height=\"338\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2.0.jpg 484w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2.0-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2.0-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2.0-200x140.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most interesting thing, <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Control Panel<\/a> made its first appearance in Windows 2.0 operating system.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_30\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 3.0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After launching two successful versions of Windows, Microsoft made an announcement about its third operating system (<strong>Windows 3.0<\/strong>) on May 22, 1990. This new Windows operating system was quite popular because of its good <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-windows-10-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performance<\/a>, advanced graphics with 16 colors, and improved icons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4642\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.0.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 3.0\" width=\"484\" height=\"366\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.0.jpg 484w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.0-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.0-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 3.0 was released with full support for the Intel 386 processor, Program Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-file-download-manager-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">File Manager<\/a>, and Print Manager etc. With this OS, all the programs were running noticeably faster in comparison to other older versions of Windows.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_31\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 3.1<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 3.1<\/strong> was released in 1992. Basically, Windows 3.1 was the updated version of Windows 3.0. People felt attracted towards it because Windows 3.1 required only 1MB of RAM to run and allowed all supported MS-DOS programs to be controlled with a mouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4652\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.1.png\" alt=\"Windows 3.1\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.1.png 640w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.1-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-3.1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addition to all these things, Windows 3.1 operating system was also the first Windows version to be distributed on a CD-ROM. Microsoft Minesweeper&#8217;s appearance was another interesting thing.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_95\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 95<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the three years of accurate observations of users activities, Microsoft released the new version of Windows called &#8220;<strong>Windows 95<\/strong>&#8221; on August 24, 1995. Windows 95 was the first Windows operating system that came with a Start button and Start menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-95.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4647\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-95.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 95\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-95.jpg 484w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-95-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-95-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most exciting thing, Windows 95 was built with <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-internet-connection-sharing-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet<\/a> support, dial-up networking, and new Plug and Play capacities that allow\u00a0installing hardware and software easily.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_98\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 98<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 98<\/strong> was the last version of Windows based on MS\u2011DOS which was released on June 25, 1998. It was designed specifically for consumers. Windows 98 was the first version of Windows that introduced back and forward navigation buttons and the address bar in <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/this-program-couldnt-be-downloaded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Explorer<\/a>, among all other things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-98.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4639\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-98.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 98\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-98.jpg 484w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-98-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-98-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along with the support for reading DVD discs and universal serial bus (USB) devices, it came with many other improved features that help users to open and close programs more quickly.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_Me\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows Me<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Technically, <strong>Windows Me<\/strong> (released on September 2000) was specially designed for home computer use. It provides countless music, video, and home networking enhancements and reliability improvements compared to all previous versions of Windows. Also, the Windows Me Edition was the last Windows operating system to be based on Windows 95 code-base.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-me.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4649\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-me.png\" alt=\"Windows Me\" width=\"620\" height=\"379\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-me.png 620w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-me-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-me-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows Me landed with many helpful features like <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restore-previous-versions-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">System Restore<\/a>, Movie Maker, Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 technologies etc.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_2000_Professional\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 2000 Professional<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 2000 Professional<\/strong> is the enterprise twin of Windows Me which was released on February 2000. It was based on Microsoft\u2019s business-oriented system Windows NT <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/the-vmware-authorization-service-is-not-running\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workstation<\/a> 4.0 and later it became the basis for Windows XP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2000-professional.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4648\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2000-professional.png\" alt=\"Windows 2000 Professional\" width=\"620\" height=\"367\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2000-professional.png 620w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2000-professional-150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-2000-professional-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Actually, Windows 2000 Professional is specially designed to replace all other old versions of Windows including Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on all business computer desktops and <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-gaming-laptops-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laptops<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_XP\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows XP<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concretely one of the best Microsoft&#8217;s Windows versions, <strong>Windows XP<\/strong> was released on October 2001. The redesigned look and feel with great accessibility and a unified Help and Support services center made this operating system more awesome. Windows XP was also the longest running Microsoft\u2019s Windows operating system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-XP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4651\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-XP.png\" alt=\"Windows XP\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-XP.png 640w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-XP-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Windows-XP-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows XP was really quite stable, usable, and fast in all ways. It was available in 25 different languages. Navigation simplicity of the Start menu, taskbar, and Control Panel are more intuitive. <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-xp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows XP operating system<\/a> has several editions like Windows XP 64-bit Edition (2001)| Windows XP Media Center Edition (2002) | Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (2002).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_Vista\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows Vista<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the 6 years long journey of Windows XP, <strong>Windows Vista<\/strong> was released in 2006. Windows Vista was specially security focused operating system which was available in 35 different languages. System design plays a big role in Windows Vista, many features like the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-or-disable-taskbar-thumbnail-preview-in-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taskbar<\/a>, Start button, Search menu received a brand new look with this operating system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-vista.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4650\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-vista.png\" alt=\"Windows Vista\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-vista.png 600w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-vista-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-vista-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows Vista was introduced with the new features like speech recognition, Windows DVD Maker and Photo Galler etc. Addition to these things, it was also the first Windows version to be distributed on DVD.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_7\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 7<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 7<\/strong> was first released in October 2009 along with some very interesting features such as <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-your-computer-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faster booting<\/a>, Device Stage, Windows PowerShell, less obtrusive User Account Control, multi-touch, and improved window management etc. <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 7 operating system<\/a> is available in six different editions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 Starter (available worldwide)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 Home Basic<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 Home Premium<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 Professional<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 Enterprise (available to volume-license business customers only)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 Ultimate (available to retail market with limited availability to OEMs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4643\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-7.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 7\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-7-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-7-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Undoubtedly, Windows 7 is faster, more stable and easier to use. According to the Wikipedia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Usage_share_of_operating_systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">usage share of operating systems<\/a> list, Windows 7 is the most used Windows operating system on Desktop and laptop computers. In order to get more interesting guide related to Windows 7 operating system, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 7 Tutorials <\/a>section.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_8\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 8<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 8<\/strong> was Microsoft\u2019s most good looking and colorful operating system released on October 2012. Windows 8 was the first version of Windows that come up with a\u00a0totally new interface that works quite smoothly for both touch and mouse and keyboard. It features a <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-pin-to-start-screen-feature-in-windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start screen<\/a> (updated Start menu) with apps and tiles that connect to people, files, apps, and websites etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4645\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 8\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.jpg 630w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Basically, Windows 8 operating system is focused more on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-touch-screen-windows-8-1-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touch screen<\/a> than a keyboard and mouse. <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8 operating system<\/a> is available in the following editions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 8<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8 Pro<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8 Enterprise<\/li>\n<li>Windows RT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_81\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 8.1<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 8.1<\/strong> is the advanced version of Windows 8 operating system introduced in October 2013. It offers a powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-windows-8-1-apps-windows-10-apps-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collection of Windows apps<\/a> and cloud connectivity on most of the compatible devices. It comes up with some interesting improvements and new features like changes in user interface and <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/websites-to-compare-prices-of-mobiles-laptops-tablets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">desktop<\/a>, apps, online services and functionality, security and hardware compatibility, hardware functionality etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4644\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.1.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 8.1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-8.1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addition to all these changes, Windows 8.1 is also full with various new built-in apps such as Bing Food &amp; Drink, Bing Health &amp; Fitness, and some great utility apps like Reading List, Calculator, and Alarms etc. <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8.1 operating system<\/a> is available in the following editions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows RT 8.1<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1 Edition<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1 Pro Edition<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1 Enterprise Edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_10-2\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Windows 10<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 10<\/strong> is the newly released (July 29, 2015) Windows operating system of the Microsoft. Windows 10 operating system is the most advanced version of Microsoft Windows which is introduced with a number of new features like Cortana, the Microsoft Edge, The Start menu, Windowed <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-windows-8-1-apps-windows-10-apps-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Store apps<\/a>, Virtual desktops\/Task View, Action Center, Revamped core apps, The Xbox app, Continuum, Unified settings, and much more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4646\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-10-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows-10-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Actually, Windows 10 combines the strengths of Windows 8 with Windows 7 operating system. <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-edge-windows-10-browser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Edge<\/a> is the new Web browser of Windows 10 which is specially designed to be a lightweight web browser. <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10 operating system<\/a> is available in the following editions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Home<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Pro<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Enterprise<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Education<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Mobile<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 IoT Core<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 offering <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/upgrade-to-windows-10-from-windows-7-or-windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1<\/a> users for the first year. So, if you are using a genuine version of Windows then you can easily upgrade to Windows 10 for free from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 operating system. If you want perform a <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-install-windows-10-on-your-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clean Windows 10 installation<\/a>, you can do it by creating <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-bootable-usb-flash-drive-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10 bootable USB<\/a> flash drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can see how amazingly <strong>Microsoft Windows operating system<\/strong> received the exclusive designs, features, new services, and well optimized structures. I am quite sure, you found the above mentioned glimpse of Microsoft Windows Operating System history useful for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you really liked the information related to the evolution of Microsoft Windows Operating System then please feel free to share your view with through comments. Also, share with us &#8211; if you have more interesting thing about the history of Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a> Operating System. (<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">microsoft.com<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that Microsoft Windows Operating System is the most popular and most used operating systems in Desktop and laptop computers. 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