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Windows Millennium Edition (shortened to Windows Me) is an operating system developed by Microsoft and was released on 14 September 2000. It introduces numerous advancements and features such as System Restore, Windows Media Player 7, and Windows Movie Maker. The user interface was also updated to resemble that of Windows 2000. It was often criticized for its instability and lack of access to real-mode MS-DOS, though some have had overall positive experiences with it. This is the last version to be based on the Windows 9x kernel, and also the last version based off of MS-DOS.

It is the successor to Windows 98, and was replaced by Windows XP. Mainstream support ended on 31 December 2003, while extended support ended on 11 July 2006.