The Metro design incorporated in WIndows 8 was borrowed from the previous version and refined for delivering better performance and usability. Windows 8 came with instant boot support and was designed for touch-enabled devices.A new Windows Media centre, graphical interface layout, support for virtual drives and improve security were some of the key features of Windows 7. It was perhaps the foundation of several latest windows version. Windows 7 (October 2009) came along with an improved user interface, multi-touch controls and Internet Explorer 8.Along with that, faster boot time and a 'sleep' state were new features that came with Windows Vista. Hardware troubleshooting capability was also introduced through this version of Windows. It offered a more secure, reliable and manageable OS for computers. Windows Vista (November 2006) was an improvement over Windows XP.Microsoft ended support for Windows XP back in 2014. It was one of the most successful operating systems from Microsoft. It was the first operating system to support 802.11x WSS which is used even today in computers. Windows XP (October 2001) was a refined version of Windows 2000 and came with refined connectivity features for interacting with wireless networks.The company released 4 versions, namely Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Server, Windows Advanced Server and Windows Datacenter Server, which were based on the amount of traffic they could manage. It could run full-fledged applications, supported data exchange over the internet. Windows 2000 (February 2000) revolutionalized the operating system forever.Windows ME – Millennium Edition (September 2000) was a minor upgrade that laid the foundation for coming versions.Windows 98 (June 1998) came with a desktop that combined Internet Explorer with the operating system.Windows NT 3.1 – 4.0 (1993) ha two versions - Windows NT server and Windows NT Workstation.Windows 95 (August 1995) was the first version to support 32-bit applications.The look from this version of Windows has formed the basis of many upcoming versions Windows 3.0 (1990) debuted with 16 colour support for Intel 386 processor.Windows 2.0 marked the introduction of desktop icons and improved graphics. Windows 1.0 – 2.0 (1985) was the first time when the "point and click" mechanism was used to interact with the operating system.MS-DOS – Microsoft Disk Operating System (1981) was designed for personal computers compatible with IBM.
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