{"id":2203,"date":"2010-04-11T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T09:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/2010\/04\/history-of-microsoft-windows-windows-1-0-to-windows-7-0\/"},"modified":"2010-04-11T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T11:03:56","slug":"history-of-microsoft-windows-windows-1-0-to-windows-7-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/2010\/04\/history-of-microsoft-windows-windows-1-0-to-windows-7-0\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Microsoft Windows : Windows 1.0 to Windows 7.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft announced the development of Windows in 1983, a graphical user interface (GUI) for its own operating system (MS-DOS). The 3.x and 4.x family includes DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME. The DOS-based Windows for Workgroups 3.11 achieved the breakthrough from 16- to 32-bit networking and 32-bit disk access. Windows NT family started with NT 3.1 in 1993. Modern Windows operating system versions are based on the newer Windows NT kernel.<\/p>\n<p>A compilation of screenshots of Windows versions since Windows 1.0 with their release dates &amp; Info is as listed : <\/p>\n<p><b>Windows 1.0      <br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Release date : 20 November 1985 (<a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/32905\">info<\/a>)<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"1-60\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-60\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/160_thumb.jpg\" width=\"518\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows 2.0<\/p>\n<p>9 December 1987 (<a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/32905\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/254.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"2-54\" border=\"0\" alt=\"2-54\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/254_thumb.jpg\" width=\"529\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows 3.0<\/p>\n<p>Release date 22 May 1990 (<a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/32905\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"3-51\" border=\"0\" alt=\"3-51\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/351_thumb.jpg\" width=\"523\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows 3.11<\/p>\n<p>Release date 27 July 1993 (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/mrsnrub\/archive\/2009\/08\/04\/windows-nt-history.aspx\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"4-49\" border=\"0\" alt=\"4-49\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/449_thumb.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows 3.11 NT <\/p>\n<p>Release date 6 April 1992 (<a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/32905\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/548.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"5-48\" border=\"0\" alt=\"5-48\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/548_thumb.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows 95<\/p>\n<p>Release date 24 August 1995 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/business\/longterm\/microsoft\/stories\/1995\/debut082495.htm\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"6-48\" border=\"0\" alt=\"6-48\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/648_thumb.jpg\" width=\"534\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows 98<\/p>\n<p>Release date&#160; 25 June 1998 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/press\/1998\/jun98\/availpr.mspx\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"7-42\" border=\"0\" alt=\"7-42\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/742_thumb.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows 2000 <\/p>\n<p>Release date 17 February 2000 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/press\/1999\/Dec99\/W2KrtmPR.mspx\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/839.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"8-39\" border=\"0\" alt=\"8-39\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/839_thumb.jpg\" width=\"543\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows Millenium Edition <\/p>\n<p>Release date 14 September 2000 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/Presspass\/press\/2000\/sept00\/availabilitypr.mspx\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"9-32\" border=\"0\" alt=\"9-32\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/932_thumb.jpg\" width=\"555\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows XP<\/p>\n<p>Release date 25 October 2001 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/press\/2001\/aug01\/08-24WinXPRTMPR.mspx\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"10-28\" border=\"0\" alt=\"10-28\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1028_thumb.jpg\" width=\"561\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows Vista<\/p>\n<p>Release date 30 January 2007 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/features\/2006\/nov06\/11-08VistaRTM.mspx\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"11-22\" border=\"0\" alt=\"11-22\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1122_thumb.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a>     <br \/>Windows Seven<\/p>\n<p>Release date 22 October 2009 (<a href=\"http:\/\/windowsteamblog.com\/blogs\/windows7\/archive\/2009\/07\/22\/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx\">info<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/750pxWindows_7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"750px-Windows_7\" border=\"0\" alt=\"750px-Windows_7\" src=\"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/750pxWindows_7_thumb.png\" width=\"599\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a>   <br \/><strong>Windows 8<\/strong>    <\/p>\n<p>No screenshots yet !! And , Probable release would be in the year 2012. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft announced the development of Windows in 1983, a graphical user interface (GUI) for its own operating system (MS-DOS). The 3.x and 4.x family includes DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME. 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