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Microsoft Windows
Developer Microsoft
Closed-source
Source model
Source-available (through Sha
Windows Store
Services (WSUS)
.msp), executable file (.exe), Universal
Platforms IA-32, x86-64, ARM, ARM64
Previously: 16-bit x86, DEC
Alpha, MIPS, PowerPC, Itanium
Windows CE: Hybrid
Windows 9x and
earlier: Monolithic (MS-DOS)
Default user interface Windows shell
Contents
1Genealogy
o 1.1By marketing role
2Version history
o 2.1Early versions
o 2.2Windows 3.x
o 2.3Windows 9x
o 2.4Windows NT
2.4.1Early versions (Windows NT 3.1/3.5/3.51/4.0/2000)
2.4.2Windows XP
2.4.3Windows Vista
2.4.4Windows 7
2.4.5Windows 8 and 8.1
2.4.6Windows 10
2.4.7Multilingual support
2.4.8Platform support
o 2.5Windows CE
o 2.6Xbox OS
3Version control system
4Timeline of releases
5Usage share and device sales
o 5.1Usage share on servers
6Security
o 6.1File permissions
7Alternative implementations
8See also
9References
10External links