The first version of Windows, released in 1985, was simply a GUI offered as

an extension of Microsoft’s existing disk operating system, or MS-DOS. Based

in part on licensed concepts that Apple Inc. had used for its Macintosh System
Software, Windows for the first time allowed DOS users to visually navigate a
virtual desktop, opening graphical “windows” displaying the contents of
electronic folders and files with the click of a mouse button, rather than typing
commands and directory paths at a text prompt.

Subsequent versions introduced greater functionality, including native Windows

File Manager, Program Manager, and Print Manager programs, and a
more dynamic interface. Microsoft also developed specialized Windows
packages, including the networkable Windows for Workgroups and the high-
powered Windows NT, aimed at businesses.

The 1995 consumer release Windows 95 fully integrated Windows and DOS
and offered built-in Internet support, including the World Wide
Webbrowser Internet Explorer.

With the 2001 release of Windows XP, Microsoft united its various Windows
packages under a single banner, offering multiple editions for consumers,
businesses, multimedia developers, and others. Windows XP abandoned the
long-used Windows 95 kernel (core software code) for a more powerful code
base and offered a more practical interface and improved application and
memory management.

The highly successful XP standard was succeeded in late 2006 by Windows

Vista, which experienced a troubled rollout and met with considerable
marketplace resistance, quickly acquiring a reputation for being a large, slow,
and resource-consuming system.

Responding to Vista’s disappointing adoption rate, Microsoft in 2009

released Windows 7, an OS whose interface was similar to that of Vista but was
met with enthusiasm for its noticeable speed improvement and its modest
system requirements.

Windows 8 in 2012 offered a start screen with applications appearing as tiles on

a grid and the ability to synchronize settings so users could log on to another
Windows 8 machine and use their preferred settings.

In 2015 Microsoft released Windows 10, which came with Cortana, a digital
personal assistant like Apple’s Siri, and the Web browser Microsoft Edge,
which replaced Internet Explorer. Microsoft also announced that Windows 10
would be the last version of Windows, meaning that users would receive regular
updates to the OS but that no more large-scale revisions would be done

Windows Easy Transfer

One of the first things you might want to do is to transfer your files and settings
from your old computer to the brand new computer. You can do this using an Easy
Transfer Cable, CDs or DVDs, a USB flash drive, a network folder, or an external hard
disk. You can transfer almost everything from your old computer to the new
one. User accounts, Files and Folders, Program Settings, Internet Settings and
Favorites, E-mail settings, contacts and messages.

Windows Anytime Upgrade

This feature of Windows Operating System allows you to upgrade to any higher
windows version available for your system, so you can take full advantage of
enhanced digital entertainment and other features. Windows anytime upgrade helps
you compare features in each Windows edition and walks you through the upgrade
process. (Windows 10 is the latest Operating system currently available for all the
user worldwide). The upgrade will cost you as per the version being selected by you.

Windows Basics

If you are new to Windows or want to refresh your knowledge about areas such as
security or working with digital pictures, this features will help you to get started.
Here you can learn how to help keep your computer more secure, work with digital
pictures, use the mouse and keyboard, work with files and programs, use email,
connect to and explore the internet and many more. A new user can even see video
or animations, that will explain the working of the Windows operating system and
will show you step by step instructions in order to configure your pc according to
your desires.

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Searching and Organizing

Most folders in Windows have a search box in the upper- right corner. To find a file
in a folder, type a part of the file name in the search box. You can also use this
feature when you don’t know where a file is actually located or when you want to
do an advanced search. Since it will be an indexed searching the results will be very
quick and very close to your search entries.

Parental Controls
Parental Controls give you the means to decide when your children use the
computer, which website they visit, and which games they are allowed to play. You
can also get reports of your children’s computer activity as well.

Ease of Access Center

Ease of Access Center is the place to find and change settings that can enhance how
you hear, see and use your computer. You can adjust text size and the speed of your
mouse. This is also where you can go to set up your screen reader and find other
helpful tools.

Default Programs

This is a feature of your Windows Operating System where you can adjust and set
your default programs, associate a file type or a protocol with a program, change
and set autoplay settings, set program access and computer defaults.

Remote Desktop Connection

This feature helps a user with a graphical user interface to another computer. It is
a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft especially for Windows Operating
System. Basically, by entering the IP address of the other computer you can directly
see that computer’s desktop right on to your desktop. Normally known as desktop
sharing. Using this you can share files and data and even solve a problem without
having physical access to the other computer.