It has been 20 years since software giant Microsoft has launched Windows 95, with a comparatively intuitive user interface for the time, was released to desktop PC users on 24 August 1995.
In these 20 year span, the operating system brought about a revolution in the PC segment across the globe.
Windows PCs have been dealt a blow from tablets and smartphones. These mobile computing devices offer the functionality of a computer and keep users connected to the internet all day.
Windows 95 introduced the now iconic “Start button” without which today’s Windows OSes are considered incomplete.
Redmond’s Windows 8 which offered custom options for tablets and smartphones, but came without the button, was roundly criticised, forcing Microsoft to bring back a new start button in its more recent Windows 10.
Windows 95 was followed by even more popular operating systems such as the Windows 98 and Windows XP.
Now, with Windows 10 having been released to Windows 10 PC users across the globe, let us take a look at the key timelines of Microsoft’s Windows launches:
Windows 95 debuted in 1995, Windows 98 debuted in 1998, Windows 2000 debuted in 2000, Windows XP debuted 2001, Windows Vista debuted 2007, Windows 7 debuted 2009, Windows 8 debut 2012, Windows 8.1 debuted in 2013 and Windows 10 debuts 2015.
