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  2. Windows 7 editions - Wikipedia

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    Windows 7 Starter Desktop Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter is the edition of Windows 7 that contains the fewest features. It was only available in a 32-bit version, does not include the Windows Aero theme, and the desktop wallpaper cannot be changed. It was initially intended to be restricted to running up to three simultaneous programs like previous Starter releases of Windows, however ...

  3. Windows Preinstallation Environment - Wikipedia

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    Windows Preinstallation Environment (also known as Windows PE and WinPE) is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating system while it is offline.

  4. Microsoft Windows version history - Wikipedia

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    The latest version of Windows, Windows 11, was released to the general public on October 5, 2021. Windows 11 incorporates a redesigned user interface, including a new Start menu, a visual style featuring rounded corners, and a new layout for the Microsoft Store, [15] and also included Microsoft Edge by default.

  5. Windows 3.0 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 3.0 is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, a family of graphical user shells and operating systems, launched on May 22, 1990. It introduces a new graphical user interface (GUI) that represents applications as clickable icons, instead of the list of file names in its predecessors. 3.00a with Multimedia Extensions added capabilities, such as multimedia support for sound ...

  6. Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of computer software operating systems created by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

  7. Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 7 was a major success for Microsoft; even before its official release, pre-order sales for the operating system on the online retailer Amazon.com had surpassed previous records. In just six months, over 100 million copies were sold worldwide until July 2012.

  8. Windows NT - Wikipedia

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    Windows NT 3.1 was the first version of Windows to use 32-bit flat virtual memory addressing on 32-bit processors. Its companion product, Windows 3.1, used segmented addressing and switches from 16-bit to 32-bit addressing in pages.

  9. Microsoft 32-bit disk access - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft 32-bit disk access 32-bit Disk Access (also known as FastDisk) refers to a special disk access and caching mode available in older, MS-DOS -based Microsoft Windows operating systems. It was a set of protected mode device drivers that worked together to take advantage of advanced disk I/O features in the system BIOS.