Boot screen

A boot screen is often displayed by an operating system or other software to visually indicate its initial loading process. Depending on the software, the screen may include version information, a definite or indefinite progress indicator, or status messages. Many boot screens also feature the branding of the loaded software, its developer and/or distributor.

Windows 1.0 and 2.x
The boot screen was first introduced in Windows 1.0 Beta Release. In Windows 1.04, the boot screen was updated with a new logo, which was used by Microsoft until 2012.

16-bit Windows
File:Windows-1.03-Boot.png|Windows 1.0 Beta Release-1.03 File:Win211386bootscreen.png|1.04-2.11 File:Windows30-3.0.55-Boot.png|3.0 Pre-release File:Win30rc6boot.png|3.0 Final and 3.00a File:Win3mdkv99bs.png|with MME (Beta) File:Win3mmelogo.png|with MME (Final) File:Windows-3.1.103-Boot.png|3.1 and 3.11 File:WfW31-RTM-Boot.png|WfW 3.1 File:WfW311RTMBoot.png|WfW 3.11 </gallery