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The Evolution of Windows OS

Louie Diangson July 31, 2015 · 1 min read

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Microsoft has finally released Windows 10 to eligible users around the world. It boasts a better user interface, Cortana digital assistant, Microsoft Edge browser, and it also claims to be the most secure Windows yet. To celebrate its arrival, we’re going to take a quick look at how Windows has changed over the past twenty years starting with Windows 95 all the way to Windows 10.

Windows 95 – August 24, 1995

Windows 98 – June 25, 1998

Windows 2000 – February 17, 2000

Windows ME – September 14, 2000

Windows XP – October 25, 2001

Windows Vista – January 30, 2007

Windows 7 – October 22, 2009

Windows 8 – October 26, 2012

Windows 8.1 – October 17, 2013

Windows 10 – July 29, 2015

Have you already upgraded to Windows 10? Share your experience about the new OS in the comments field below.

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34 Comments

ross · 11 years ago

ang palpak na OS dyan ung Me, 2nd Vista, saka ung XP service pack 1, naalala ko ung time na XP sp1 palang win 2000 gamit ko, ang mahirap sa XP pag nag don’t send ata close lahat mga active apps hehehe, OS syempre ang 3.11, naalala ko school namin win 95 gamit namin,

imagi · 11 years ago

where is windows 97? Kulang na kulang ang article. Even windows 3.xx wala.

ross · 11 years ago

wala naman win 97 baka office 97 ata binabanggit ninyo.

imagi · 11 years ago

@ROSS it exists. testbed for windows 98. please use google.

Ted Reyes Olaya Bakla · 11 years ago

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/369781-windows-97-wtf/

No such thing. Also check wikipedia about the versions of windows os.

james · 11 years ago

Hindi yata OS and windows 3.xx

Ted Reyes Olaya Bakla · 11 years ago

Sna kung gagawa ng article na “evolution of windows os” ay magstart sa pinakaunang version.

ross · 11 years ago

hehehe

Yolo Pascual · 11 years ago

Where is windows 3? Maybe the author is too young?

David · 11 years ago

Before you start upgrade to W 10, search for reported problems people have experienced. WiFi, Drivers, Photo import, Bluetooth doesn’t work, and many incompatible drivers and programs. I am back on Windows 7 from tonight.

wired_boy · 11 years ago

at the first start after updating it was a drag, there were some errors and cannot find chuva, but while i’m using it, there were driver updates from nowhere, apps updating and now it has become smoother than before i was using windows 8.1 and the apps were all working perfectly, though i reinstalled an app or two and yeah it’s working fine, a beautiful windows 10 (some of my apps include, photoshop, illustrator, autocad, sketchup, steam, origin, bluestacks, a couple of offline games and mmo, it’s all good – maybe because i am using a newer laptop, bought last year)

Donskie · 11 years ago

I have a hard time in pairing my gadgets with the my laptops bluetooth after i upgraded to windows 10. I also need to set the default playback devices whenever I would plug in an external speaker. Are there any way around these bugs?

Potpot · 11 years ago

never had those problems when I switched to win 10

Chris · 11 years ago

The good-bad sequence.

Milhouse · 11 years ago

> To celebrate its arrival, we’re going to take a quick look at how Windows has changed over the past ten years starting with Windows 95 all the way to Windows 10.

Past ten years? You mean TWENTY years.