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'''Windows 2.x''' is the second major version of [[Microsoft Windows]], released in 1987 as a successor to [[Windows 1.0]]. It adds general support for overlapping windows, as opposed to the previous version which could only overlap dialog boxes while main windows were tiled. User experience with a keyboard was also improved with the implementation of keyboard shortcuts. Built-in applications were updated to implement the [[w:IBM Common User Access|Common User Access]] specification, which among others introduced the {{key press|Alt|F4}} key stroke to close a window. Most of these changes were done to align the Windows user interface with the upcoming Presentation Manager, which would ship with [[OS/2 1.1]] a year later. | '''Windows 2.x''' is the second major version of [[Microsoft Windows]], released in 1987 as a successor to [[Windows 1.0]]. It adds general support for overlapping windows, as opposed to the previous version which could only overlap dialog boxes while main windows were tiled. User experience with a keyboard was also improved with the implementation of keyboard shortcuts. Built-in applications were updated to implement the [[w:IBM Common User Access|Common User Access]] specification, which among others introduced the {{key press|Alt|F4}} key stroke to close a window. Most of these changes were done to align the Windows user interface with the upcoming Presentation Manager, which would ship with [[OS/2 1.1]] a year later. | ||
A separate version of Windows for [[w:i386|386]] systems marketed as Windows/386 was also introduced, which takes advantage of the processor's [[w:Virtual 8086 mode|virtual 8086 mode]] to pre-emptively multitask [[MS-DOS]] applications. The original version that runs purely in real mode was rebranded to Windows/286 in later revisions, although it doesn't actually require a [[w:80286|286]] processor. | A separate version of Windows for [[w:i386|386]] systems marketed as [[#Windows/386|Windows/386]] was also introduced, which takes advantage of the processor's [[w:Virtual 8086 mode|virtual 8086 mode]] to pre-emptively multitask [[MS-DOS]] applications. The original version that runs purely in real mode was rebranded to Windows/286 in later revisions, although it doesn't actually require a [[w:80286|286]] processor. | ||
The version enjoyed quite positive reviews and saw a considerably better adoption than its predecessor, with nearly two million copies sold by January 1990. An increasing number of Windows applications had been produced during its lifespan, including the first versions of Word and Excel for Windows. It was eventually replaced by [[Windows 3.0]] in May 1990. | The version enjoyed quite positive reviews and saw a considerably better adoption than its predecessor, with nearly two million copies sold by January 1990. An increasing number of Windows applications had been produced during its lifespan, including the first versions of Word and Excel for Windows. It was eventually replaced by [[Windows 3.0]] in May 1990. | ||