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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Versions

98
XP
Vista
7
8
10
11

techniques

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

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mslinux.org

News

2026/01/21 [L..T] I rebuilt my Windows setup using only free open-source apps «I decided to rebuild my Windows setup using only free open-source apps. The goal wasn’t simply to find Microsoft 365 alternatives. I was building a different system and trying to break free from the Microsoft ecosystem to whatever extent possible, while still using Windows 11.»

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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."