Figure shows the history of Windows operating system evolution: 1985-2012

Windows 1.0

In 1985, Microsoft first released Windows system: Windows 1.0. This version is basically a simple layer of the MS-DOS system, the character-based MS-DOS system is the operating system on most computers at that time. Windows 1.0 is not widely used.

Windows 2.0

In 1987, Microsoft released Windows 2.0, the first to run Microsoft word processing software Word and spreadsheet software Excel. version. This version triggered a lawsuit that Apple accused Microsoft of plagiarizing some of its Macintosh and Lisa design elements, but Apple lost the case.

Windows 3.0

Windows 3.0 was released in 1990. This version removes most of the MS-DOS system and adds a lot of graphical user interfaces. Unsurprisingly, it has achieved great success and became the first truly popular version of the system. From the outside, it is very close to the Windows system we use today.

Windows 3.1

With the success of the Windows 3.0 version, Microsoft introduced Windows 3.1 in 1991. It really became the standard configuration system for various IBM compatible machines in the early 1990s, and the last version of the system that looks a bit MS-DOS.

Windows 95

In August 1995, Microsoft released Windows 95 Windows, a milestone version of Windows in Microsoft history. . Compared to previous versions, Windows 95 focuses on the desktop and introduces almost all elements into the graphical buttons. Microsoft's own browser IE, Recycle Bin, and Start button are all introduced at this time. It can be said that Windows 95 has opened a true graphical interface era. Since then, there has been no major change in the follow-up versions of Microsoft.

It's hard to describe how powerful Windows 95 was at the time. The Rolling Stones' popular song "Start Me Up" was used in the original advertisement, and people queued up to buy Windows 95 overnight, just as people buy iPhones today.

Windows 98

Windows 98 and Windows 95 look no different in appearance, but add some extra features

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Windows ME

In 2000, in order to welcome the arrival of the "Millennium", Microsoft released Windows ME (Millennium Edition), which is based only on Windows 98. Added some consumption features, and did not get people's favor. Most people are waiting for Window XP because they have already announced their approximate release time.

Windows XP

In 2001, Microsoft finally released the long-awaited Windows XP. This is another version that has really changed its "look and feel" and is still popular with people today.

Remember the picture below, maybe in the last two generations of us, as long as you have used Windows XP, I am afraid that I will never forget the blue sky and white clouds that I have imagined for a lifetime. That green, endless grassland. This desktop, like Windows XP, will become a memory forever.

Windows Vista

Windows XP Released 5 years later, Microsoft released a new version of Windows Vista in 2006. Although this version is not popular in the market, its translucent desktop is indeed impressive.

Windows 7

In October 2009, Microsoft released an updated version of Windows Vista for Windows 7. Although it is widely updated as Vista, it is more stable than Vista.

Windows 8

The Windows 8 system, which will be released this year, is said to reignite the revolution in the Windows operating system. It will retain the traditional Windows desktop, but its touch screen design will bring a different experience. The touch screen will have no desktop, no start button, or even no window, and various applications will fill the entire screen, with gorgeous modules and new fonts introduced. Let's take a look at some screenshots: