Microsoft Windows hits 40 years old: A visual walk down memory lane

Windows went on sale 40 years ago. Here's the whole history of the operating system, from Windows 1 to 11 and everything in between.
The Escapist

Windows 1.0 turns 40: Time is a flat circle as Xbox and Microsoft feel as if they’re back in 1985

Time to flip open those Microsoft Windows history books, because this might be one of the only mentions of "OS/2" on this ...
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Microsoft Windows at 40 – from wonky beginnings to world-domination

We look back at four decades of Microsoft Windows, from its origins and high points to versions we’d rather Ctrl-Alt-Forget ...

Windows 1.0 released 40 years ago today - and started Microsoft's road to success

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common ...

Windows 1.0 was originally developed under what early project name?

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface ...