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===Windows 9x=== | ===Windows 9x=== | ||
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[[File:Windows95-RTM-Desktop.png|thumb|[[Windows 95]] introduced the modern Windows user interface with the desktop, Start menu, and taskbar]] | [[File:Windows95-RTM-Desktop.png|thumb|[[Windows 95]] introduced the modern Windows user interface with the desktop, Start menu, and taskbar]] | ||
Microsoft first announced a 32-bit version of Windows that would run on top of MS-DOS in 1991. Several plans for a low-end Win32 environment were considered, including a variant of the NT kernel cut down in order to run on an average Windows 3.1 computer. In the end, Microsoft decided to build the new version on top of MS-DOS and Windows in 386 Enhanced mode. | Microsoft first announced a 32-bit version of Windows that would run on top of MS-DOS in 1991. Several plans for a low-end Win32 environment were considered, including a variant of the NT kernel cut down in order to run on an average Windows 3.1 computer. In the end, Microsoft decided to build the new version on top of MS-DOS and Windows in 386 Enhanced mode. | ||
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A year later, Windows 98 received an update which was called the Second Edition, which included a [[Internet Explorer 5|new version]] of Internet Explorer, added Internet Connection Sharing and improved USB support. | A year later, Windows 98 received an update which was called the Second Edition, which included a [[Internet Explorer 5|new version]] of Internet Explorer, added Internet Connection Sharing and improved USB support. | ||
In 2000, [[Windows Me]] (Millennium Edition), the last release of the classic Windows line was released. It carried over the improvements made to the user interface in its NT-based counterpart, [[Windows 2000]]. Windows Me is based on Windows 98, however, access to the real mode MS-DOS was restricted in order to decrease boot time among other changes to the kernel. It was infamously known for its stability problems partially caused by the | In 2000, [[Windows Me]] (Millennium Edition), the last release of the classic Windows line was released. It carried over the improvements made to the user interface in its NT-based counterpart, [[Windows 2000]]. Windows Me is based on Windows 98, however, access to the real mode MS-DOS was restricted in order to decrease boot time among other changes to the kernel. It was infamously known for its stability problems partially caused by OEMs recycling drivers designed for Windows 98 under its new driver model, as the revamped kernel wasn't designed with VxD-based drivers in mind. The project was also under time crunch towards release following the cancelation of the [[Windows Neptune|Neptune]] project. It was replaced by [[Windows XP]] in 2001, ending the era of DOS-based Windows. | ||
===Windows 2000 and Windows XP=== | ===Windows 2000 and Windows XP=== | ||