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r/pcmasterrace on Reddit: Why did Microsoft not make Windows 9?
September 7, 2022 - Apparently people grew to depend on a hackish check for windows 95/98 by matching the first part of the string, matching against Windows 9. So an actual window 9 would be treated like 95/98 in those third party apps. Mix in years of code debt and lingering user share, and this likely was cemented in popular libraries, so it's apparently a valid issue 20 years later ... Backwards compatibility was a major selling point back in the day when computers cost the inflation adjusted equivalent of $10k+. However, occasionally, the excess baggage of supporting so much legacy hardware and software can cause issues.
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Quora
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Does Windows 9 exist? - Quora
Answer (1 of 6): > Why does not exist Windows 9? When a new version of any software gets written, it’s usually easiest to use at least portions of the old version, for various reasons, than it is to write a new one from scratch.
Computer Hope
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What Is Windows 9?
Microsoft wanted to distance itself as far as possible from Windows 8. Microsoft marketing thought it sounded better. Because 7 8 (ate) 9 (joking of course). Many sites, including Computer Hope, list older versions of Microsoft Windows as "Windows 9x." The "x," is used as a wildcard to represent ...
Lifewire
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What Happened to Windows 9?
September 12, 2023 - Microsoft did not release a version of Windows called "Windows 9." This means, even if you find a "download Windows 9" link online, or an article on how to update to Windows 9, or a video tutorial showing someone installing an OS by this name, ...
Internet Archive
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Windows 9 : Microsoft : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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YouTube
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I Found Windows 9 (You may rest peacefully now) - YouTube
Ever wondered where Windows 9 was? Well look no further and take a glimpse into what could have been. Not what you were exactly expecting huh?The ISO: https:...
Published April 18, 2025
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There is no Windows 9. Windows 8.1 followed 8, and 10 followed 8.1
As far as I'm concerned, Windows 10 is much better than Windows 8 or 8.1.
You *can* stay with Windows 7, even though support has ended. Just be sure to get and use third-party security software that is kept up to date.
If you would prefer to go to Windows 10, first make sure that all your hardware is supported by it, and that all needed Windows 10 drivers are available for your computer.
If that's not a problem, please describe your problem in more detail. Tell us what "I cannot load windows 10." means. Exactly how are you trying? What happens when you try? If you get an error message, please quote it verbatim.
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You can install Windows 10 here:
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download
The minimum requirements are:
Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8 (Windows 8.1 update)
1 GHz processor or faster, or System on a Chip.
1GB RAM for 32-bit and 2GB for 64-bit.
At least 16GB storage for 32-bit, and 20GB for 64-bit.
Graphics: DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0.
And a 800x600 display.
Also you need to have an activated version of Windows.
Your problem may be because your PC doesn't meet the system requirements.
YouTube
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Windows 9 (Edition) - YouTube
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Published April 22, 2024
Best Buy
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windows 9 - Best Buy
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Fandom
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Windows 9 | The Mockupverse Wiki | Fandom
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Wikipedia
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Windows 9x - Wikipedia
4 days ago - Windows 9x is a generic term referring to a former line of Microsoft Windows, a family of operating systems. This series was released from 1995 to 2000 and continued to be supported until 2006.
Information Week
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Windows 9: What We Know | InformationWeek
April 4, 2025 - Windows 9 will allegedly offer at least two improvements that could help Microsoft turn things around: the return of the Start menu, and the ability to run windowed Modern apps on the desktop.
BetaArchive
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Are there any Windows 9 builds? - BetaArchive
All I know about them is that they triggered code for 9x, and it said that the program is not compatible. Moving to a new account soon because I can't change my username. ... no they arent any windows 10 builds called windows 9 the earliest two (9780 and 9785) just called themselves windows 8.1
YouTube
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The REAL Reason There Could Never Be a Windows 9 - YouTube
Dave Plummer explains the technical reasons that prevented a release called Windows 9 in this excerpt from ShopTalk!Check out ShopTalk, our weekly podcast, e...
Published April 8, 2025
Amazon
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Amazon.com: Windows 9
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IT Pro
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Microsoft reveals the reason why there was no Windows 9 | IT Pro
May 7, 2015 - The real reason why Windows 9 was ditched? We reckon it’s simply because Microsoft wanted to literally put some distance between the flop that was (and still is) Windows 8 and its successor.
Reddit
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r/OutOfTheLoop on Reddit: What happened to Windows 9
February 6, 2015 -
Did they skip from 8 to 10? Or did I miss an entire upgrade?
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The way I heard the story is that when most windows programs start up, they check for the version they're running on. When they started making Windows 9, they found that most programs looked to see if they were running on "Windows 9X", as a way to detect Windows 95/98. This means the programs thought they were running on an OS from several generations ago, and would create a whole host of errors. They decided the easiest way to fix it was to skip 9 entirely, and go straight on to 10.
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I've seen two "official" explanations: Windows 10 is too far of leap and is too important to just call it Windows 9. There is legacy software that will check the windows version by searching for windows 9 instead of windows 95 or windows 98 and it would be confusing to those programs, what ever their reaction would be. Many people believe however that it's just a marketing scheme and MS wants to distance it self form the cacophony that was Windows 8 by going to number 10.
PCMAG
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Windows 9? Microsoft Might Just Call it Windows | PCMag
September 26, 2014 - Reuters on Friday reported that Microsoft is planning to announce a new name for the ubiquitous operating system at its press event next week. Though the software is known as "Threshold" inside Microsoft, the expectation was that the company would officially call it Windows 9, and recent leaks have backed that up.