Microsoft/Windows

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Microsoft Windows, commonly referred to as just "Windows", is a proprietary operating system for personal computers.

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Pages

Versions

• /98
• /XP
• /Vista
• /7
• /8
• /10

Related

• Linux vs. Windows

techniques

• /backups: making regular backups
• /boot stick: making a bootable Windows setup stick

parody

• mslinux.org

Links

Reference

• Wikipedia

Articles

• 2008-11-05 The end of an era - Windows 3.x: Microsoft stopped issuing new 3.x licenses on 2008-11-01
• 2007-01-31 A History of Microsoft Windows: screenshots of Windows versions from 1.0 up through Vista
• dirty tricks to undercut other OSs
  • 1999-11-05 How MS played the incompatibility card against DR-DOS
  • The Microsoft Tax

Resources

• Windows Secrets: "Everything Microsoft forgot to mention."