Mostly focused on 32-bit networking: 32-bit file access and 32-bit full network redirectors Mostly containing bug fixes and improvements no major new features Includes native networking support and introduced the Hearts card game

Required hard disk drives to take advantage of some Intel processorsĪppleTalk support and faster printing with updated printer driversĪ new, colorful user interface introduced Introduced 386 enhanced mode, which allows Windows to use memory beyond 640k Introduced overlapping, resizable windows and could run multiple DOS applications simultaneously The first client Windows OS introduced the MS-DOS ExecutiveĢ moderately-different versions exist with a difference in the USER.EXE file The table below briefly describes the important aspects of each of the Windows operating systems along with some other useful information. Timeline representation of all Windows versions Windows History The image below is an illustration of the different Windows versions and their release point in time. This post lists the complete timeline and highlights the significant details of each Windows version released from the beginning of time. For example, Windows 10 has versions 21H2, 21H1, and many others, while Windows 11 has 21H2 and 22H2. Microsoft has now shifted to annual feature releases. Not only that, but each Windows also had sub-variations of these versions, which were introduced with major bi-annual feature updates.

It has since come a long way and has now evolved into Windows 11 (the current latest Windows OS). The Windows operating system has been around since 1985 when Windows 1.01 was first launched to the public.

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