16/11/2025
Generation of windows 💥👇🏻
All Generations of Windows (with release years)
1. Windows 1.x
Released: 1985
First GUI-based Windows.
2. Windows 2.x
Released: 1987
Better graphics, overlapping windows.
3. Windows 3.x
Released: 1990–1994
Very popular, improved interface, Program Manager.
4. Windows 95
Released: 1995
Start Menu, Taskbar introduced.
5. Windows 98
Released: 1998
Improved USB and web integration.
6. Windows ME (Millennium Edition)
Released: 2000
Home-use version, system restore introduced.
7. Windows NT Family
NT 3.1 (1993), NT 4.0 (1996)
Business-focused OS.
8. Windows 2000
Released: 2000
Professional and business OS.
9. Windows XP
Released: 2001
Most popular version, highly stable.
10. Windows Vista
Released: 2007
Aero interface, heavy system requirements.
11. Windows 7
Released: 2009
Very stable, widely used.
12. Windows 8 / 8.1
Released: 2012 / 2013
Touch UI, Start screen.
13. Windows 10
Released: 2015
Unified OS, Cortana, virtual desktops.
14. Windows 11
Released: 2021
Centered Start Menu, modern UI.
