Microsoft Windows

Windows - is a name of graphical operating systems, made by Microsoft. The most recent OS is Windows 11 for Home users and Windows Server 2022 for Servers. The modern Windows family is Windows NT, and Windows Server, but in the past, there was Windows mobile versions, CE, 9x, and graphical operating system shell versions for MS-DOS (1985-1994). Windows NT has been developed since 1991 to today as Windows NT 3.1 was the first 32-bit version of Windows. The latest Windows NT version, as of now, is Windows 11 version OCT21.

Microsoft Windows is a commercial software, slowly transforming into a trialware since Windows XP. To make things for Microsoft worse, their consumers refusing to pay for Windows 8 and later, and they'll still committing to use unlicensed Windows versions; de-facto Windows 8 became a freeware product, despite not intended to be.

Windows 9x is an unofficial name of family of the Windows OS. The family primarily consists of Windows 95, 96, 98, and Millennium Edition. Windows 95 Introduce Start button, and first time using desktop. It's still uses MS-DOS, but all 9x OS' are actually stand alone Operating Systems that ran along side MS-DOS. Windows 96 and 98 introduced Internet interrogation to the Windows shell. Windows ME was the last MS-DOS based and Win9x OS but included features like the Internet Games and System Restore along with Media Player and Movie Maker.

Windows CE is a phone-user system, only made for portable devices in 1996. It's last version is Windows Embedded Compact 2013.

Another Windows family is operating system for mobile users is Windows Pocket PC, starting with Pocket PC 2000 and continuing to Windows 10 Mobile Fall Creators Update in 2017.

Microsoft gives various codenames to Windows, like Chicago, Nashville, Memphis, Longhorn, Threshold, Redstone, Bobcat, Centro, Aurora, etc.