Microsoft Windows: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Workforce LibreTexts - Getting Started with Microsoft Windows. Aug 28, 2026
Add new Web site: The Guardian - From Windows 1 to Windows 10: 29 years of Windows evolution. May 07, 2024
Added information about Windows 11. Added image of Windows XP unveiling. Mar 29, 2024
Changed the title from “Windows OS” to “Microsoft Windows.” May 28, 2020
Added material about Windows 8 and 10. Feb 21, 2017
Add new Web site: Microsoft - A History of Windows. Nov 16, 2015
Updated to note launch of Windows 7 OS. Oct 22, 2009
New article added. Jan 15, 2009
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