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{{Infobox Windows | {{Infobox Windows | ||
|name=Windows 95 | |name = Windows 95 | ||
|codename=Chicago | |codename = Chicago | ||
|logo=Windows 95 wordmark.svg | |logo = Windows 95 wordmark.svg | ||
|image=Windows95-RTM-Desktop.png | |image = Windows95-RTM-Desktop.png | ||
|family=9x | |family = 9x | ||
|latestbuild=4.03.1216 (OSR 2.5) | |latestbuild = [[Windows 95 build 1216|4.03.1216 (OSR 2.5)]] | ||
|version=4.00, 4.03 | |version = 4.00, 4.03 | ||
|arch=x86 (PC/AT, PC-98, FM Towns) | |arch = x86 (PC/AT, PC-98, FM Towns) | ||
|releasedate=1995-08-24 | |releasedate = 1995-08-24 | ||
|support=2001-12-31 | |support = 2001-12-31 | ||
|replaces=[[Windows 3.1x]] | |replaces = [[Windows 3.1x]] | ||
|replaced-by=[[Windows 98]] | |replaced-by = [[Windows 98]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Windows 95''' (codenamed ''Chicago'') is a consumer version of [[Microsoft Windows]] released by Microsoft in 1995. It was designed to be the successor of [[Windows 3.1x|Windows 3.1]] and would be replaced by [[Windows 98]]. Microsoft ended support for Windows 95 on 31 December 2001. It improved upon 16-bit Windows by introducing a hybrid 16/32-bit kernel and eliminating the need for an existing installation of MS-DOS, making it a standalone operating system (running alongside MS-DOS). Microsoft focused on improving the usability of Windows with technologies such as Plug-and-Play, long file names (VFAT), the Start Menu, an updated Desktop, Internet Explorer, and Mail, built-in networking, and virtual device drivers. Many of the paradigms introduced with Windows 95 remain in use today. | '''Windows 95''' (codenamed ''Chicago'') is a consumer version of [[Microsoft Windows]] released by Microsoft in 1995. It was designed to be the successor of [[Windows 3.1x|Windows 3.1]] and would be replaced by [[Windows 98]]. Microsoft ended support for Windows 95 on 31 December 2001. It improved upon 16-bit Windows by introducing a hybrid 16/32-bit kernel and eliminating the need for an existing installation of MS-DOS, making it a standalone operating system (running alongside MS-DOS). Microsoft focused on improving the usability of Windows with technologies such as Plug-and-Play, long file names (VFAT), the Start Menu, an updated Desktop, Internet Explorer, and Mail, built-in networking, and virtual device drivers. Many of the paradigms introduced with Windows 95 remain in use today. | ||