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Encyclopedia > List of Microsoft operating systems

The following is a list of Microsoft operating systems. For the codenames that Microsoft gave their operating systems, see Microsoft codenames. A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... Microsoft codenames are the codenames given by Microsoft to products it has in development, before these products are given the names by which they appear on store shelves. ...

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Before Windows

Xenix was a version of the Unix operating system, licensed by Microsoft from AT&T in the late 1970s. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Windows

Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary operating systems by Microsoft. ... Windows 1. ... Windows 2. ... The Windows 3. ...

Windows NT line

Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. ... Windows NT 4. ... Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptible, interruptible, graphical and business-oriented operating system that is designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor 32-bit Intel x86 computers. ... Windows 2000 Professional is a variant of the Windows operating system and operating environment by Microsoft. ... Microsoft Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K or Windows NT 5. ... Windows 2000 Advanced Server is a variant of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system designed for medium-to-large businesses. ... Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K, W2K or Windows NT 5. ... Windows XP is a line of proprietary operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... A typical Windows XP MCE 2005 Menu Windows XP Media Center Edition is a version of Windows XP designed to serve as a home-entertainment hub. ... A typical Windows XP desktop. ... Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition released on April 25, 2005 by Microsoft is a variation of the typical 32-bit Windows XP operating system for x86 personal computers. ... An Internet payphone loading Windows XP Windows XP Embedded, or XPe, is the componentized version of Microsoft Windows XP Professional. ... Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP) is an operating system from Microsoft optimized for older, less powerful PC hardware. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Windows Vista is the name of the latest release of Microsoft Windows, a line of proprietary graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ...

Windows 9x line

Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. ... Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis) is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95. ... Windows 98 (codenamed Memphis) is a graphical operating system released on June 25, 1998 by Microsoft and the successor to Windows 95. ... Windows Me (IPA pronunciation: ), also known as Windows Millennium Edition is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit graphical operating system released on September 14, 2000 by Microsoft. ...

Windows Mobile computing

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Windows Mobile is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 API. Devices which run Windows Mobile include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Typical Windows Mobile 2003 Home Screen Windows Mobile is a compact operating system for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 API. It is designed to be similar to desktop versions of Windows. ... Microsoft Windows CE 3. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Windows CE. (Discuss) Windows CE 5. ...

Future Windows Versions

Windows Longhorn Server is the codename for the next server operating system from Microsoft. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Never eventuated

Windows

Windows Neptune desktop. ... Original Nashville desktop build 999 Nashville was the codename for a canceled operating system upgrade for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. ...

Other

Cairo was the code name for a project at Microsoft. ...

See also

The following is a list of Microsoft topics. ... Operating systems can be categorized by technology (Unix-like or others such as Windows), ownership and license (proprietary or open source), working state (historic like MS-DOS and OS/2 or current like Linux and Windows), application (general like Linux, Windows), desktop only (MS-DOS, MacOS), mainframe only (VM), real... The Windows 2000 operating system architecture consists of two layers (user mode and kernel mode), with many different modules within both of these layers. ...

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