Windows Operating Systems...
Windows 95:
• Windows 95 is the first operating system which features USB Support, UDMA Support, Safe Mode option and Windows Update features.
• The minimum system requirements called for a 386DX processor, 4MB of RAM, and a 120MB hard drive.
• Windows 95 was available on either floppy disks or a CD-ROM. The floppy version shipped with 13 disks.
• Support for Windows 95 ended on December 31, 2002.
• FAT32 and FAT 16 file systems were first introduced with Windows 95 Operating system.
• Windows 95 did not by default Internet Explorer. IE was released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95.
Windows 98:
• Windows 98 was the first operating system to use the Windows Driver Model.
• Windows 98 desktop integrated with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.
• Windows 98 included DirectX 5.0 which was missing in Windows 95.
Windows XP:
• Windows XP came in two versions: a Home Edition and Professional.
• It is also the first version of Windows to use product activation to combat illegal copying.
• Windows Firewall was first included in Windows XP.
• It has some new features like Advanced portable PC support, Automatic wireless connection support, Help and support centre, Network set-up wizard, Remote desktop access etc.
List of Windows Operating System
| Client Operating System | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Windows 1.01 | 20th November, 1985 |
| Windows 2.0 | 9th December, 1987 |
| Windows 3.0 | 22nd May, 1990 |
| Windows 95 | 24th August, 1995 |
| Windows NT 4.0 | 29th July, 1996 |
| Windows 98 | 25th June, 1998 |
| Windows 2000 Professional | 17th February, 2000 |
| Windows Me | 14th September, 2000 |
| Windows XP | 24th August, 2001 |
| Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 25th October, 2001 |
| Windows Vista | 8th November, 2006 |
| Windows 7 | 22nd July, 2009 |
| Windows 8 | 26th October, 2012 |
| Windows 10 | 29th July, 2015 |
| Windows 11 | 5th October, 2021 |
| Server Operating System | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Windows NT 3.1 | 26th July, 1993 |
| Windows NT 4.0 | 24th August, 1996 |
| Windows 2000 | 17th February, 2000 |
| Windows Server 2003 | 24th April, 2003 |
| Windows Server 2008 | 4th February, 2008 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | 22th July, 2009 |
| Windows Server 2012 | 1st August, 2012 |
| Windows Server 2016 | 26th September, 2016 |
