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Every Microsoft Windows operating system, ranked

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Windows 2.0 set up Windows 3.0 by allowing a protected mode kernel that allowed multitasking of MS-DOS applications.

Windows Millenium Edition (Windows ME) paralleled Windows 2000 as a consumer-first operating system.

Windows 8/8.1 was the godawful “Modern” tablet interface that Microsoft forced upon us.

Windows 3.0 launched Windows Solitaire , which is still the grand daddy of all time-wasters.

Windows 2000 basically took Windows 98 features such as Internet Explorer and brought them on to the Windows NT kernel.

Windows 3 3.1 introduced the era of screensavers, MIDI files (played back via Media Player ), SVGA graphics, Sound Recorder.

Windows 7 was primarily an apology of sorts for its predecessor, Windows Vista .

Windows 11 is almost a separate OS, predicated (somewhat, but not entirely) on AI .

Windows XP did just that — basically taking Windows 2000’s reliance on the stable Windows NT kernel and adding consumer features.

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