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[[Microsoft Windows]] is an [[operating system]] for personal computers.{{seed}}
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==Related Articles==
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[[page type::article]]
* [[Windows 98]]
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[[license type::proprietary]]
* [[Windows XP]]
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[[thing type::operating system]]
* [[Windows Vista]]
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[[category:software]]
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==About==
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'''Microsoft Windows''', commonly referred to as just "Windows", is a proprietary [[operating system]] for personal computers.{{seed}}
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{{sidebar|__TOC__}}
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==Pages==
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===Versions===
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* [[/98]]
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* [[/XP]]
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* [[/Vista]]
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* [[/7]]
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* [[/8]]
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* [[/10]]
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===Related===
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* [[Linux vs. Windows]]
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===techniques===
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* [[/backups]]: making regular backups
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* [[/boot stick]]: making a bootable Windows setup stick
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===parody===
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* [[mslinux.org]]
  
==Reference==
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==Links==
* {{wikipedia|Microsoft Windows}}
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===Reference===
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* {{l/wp/ref|Microsoft Windows}}
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===Articles===
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* '''2008-11-05''' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7707016.stm The end of an era - Windows 3.x]: Microsoft stopped issuing new 3.x licenses on 2008-11-01
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* '''2007-01-31''' [http://blog.wired.com/wiredphotos31/ A History of Microsoft Windows]: screenshots of Windows versions from 1.0 up through [[Windows Vista|Vista]]
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* '''dirty tricks to undercut other OSs'''
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** '''1999-11-05''' [http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/11/05/how_ms_played_the_incompatibility/ How MS played the incompatibility card against DR-DOS]
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** [http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html#msoft The Microsoft Tax]
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===Resources===
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* [http://www.windowssecrets.com/ Windows Secrets]: "Everything Microsoft forgot to mention."

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