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Windows 95 Version of the Windows 9x operating system
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Windows 95 Version of the Windows 9x operating system
Developer Microsoft
Source model Closed source
Wikipedia
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Windows 95 - Wikipedia
1 week ago - Microsoft ended mainstream support ... of Windows also reached end-of-life. The initial design and planning of Windows 95 can be traced back to around March 1992, just around the time before the release of Windows 3.1....
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Windows 95 release day was August 24, 1995. I remember it very well, I was the Asst Manager of a Software Etc (what is now GameStop) at the time. It was a huge day of sales for us - eclipsed almost immediately when the Sony PlayStation launched on September 9, 1995.
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If you got the Windows 95 CD you got Weezer’s video for Buddy Holly installed also. And I remember this fact because when I saw Weezer play a free gig in my city for the opening of a Microsoft store like a decade ago they jokingly made reference to it.
Videos
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Why everyone loved Windows 95: 30 years later - YouTube
r/windows on Reddit: On this day in 1995, Windows 95 was released.
r/vintagecomputing on Reddit: 30 years ago today Windows 95 shipped
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Why the World Went Nuts for Windows 95 | Nostalgia Nerd - YouTube
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Windows 95 Turns 30! Let's Compare It to Windows 3.1 - YouTube
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Using Windows 95 on Dial-Up in 2025 (30 Years Later!) - YouTube
Rare Historical Photos
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Remembering the Hysteria Over Windows 95 Launch: Photos From 1995 - Rare Historical Photos
November 9, 2025 - On Aug. 24, 1995, Microsoft—at that time a tech company with around $6 billion in sales and 17,800 employees—introduced their newest operating system, a product the New York Times at that time call…
TechRadar
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I was at the Windows 95 launch 30 years ago – I still can't stop thinking about it | TechRadar
August 24, 2025 - In a way, Microsoft and I had this in common: 1995 (and that August 24 launch) marked a turning point for Windows, which had, even with Windows 3.1, been a pale imitation of the Macintosh OS graphical user interface (GUI).
BetaWiki
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Windows 95 - BetaWiki
November 16, 2025 - Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) is a consumer version of Microsoft Windows released by Microsoft in 1995. It is the first major release in the Windows 9x operating system line, and was designed to be the successor of Windows 3.1. It is the first ...
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InvGate
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Windows 95 | Specs, reviews and EoL info
Microsoft Windows 95 was a groundbreaking consumer-oriented operating system, released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995, and generally available on August 24, 1995. It merged MS-DOS and Windows into a single product, introducing a revolutionary ...
PCjs
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Microsoft Windows 95: First Retail Release | PCjs Machines
Windows 95 was released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995 and went on sale at midnight on August 24, 1995.
Internet Archive
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Microsoft Windows 95 Launch with Bill Gates & Jay Leno (1995) : Microsoft Corporation, Caribiner : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
August 24, 1995 - A pretty crucial detail at the beginning of the video regarding Windows 95's release to manufacturing date is also brought up, as the one that's present on Wikipedia wrongly states that its August 15th, so that's another mystery cleared up.
Wikipedia
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Development of Windows 95 - Wikipedia
1 month ago - Windows 95 was eventually released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995, and generally to retail on August 24, 1995.
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Yes, Windows 95 really was released on August 24, 1995; I still have the special issue of The Times that heralded the event.
But I distinctly remember thinking that it was late, back at that time.
That’s not surprising: Microsoft had been trumpeting the release of the next version of Windows for a long time, and there was widespread coverage in the media for a long time before the actual release, which was originally announced for 1994. Many magazines had lengthy articles about “Windows 4” or “Chicago” (the operating system’s code name) in 1994 and even 1993; they also shipped a number of demo disks quite a while before the actual release, and Microsoft themselves had a “preview” program available in some countries. The Windows 95 name was settled on late in 1994. As a result of all this, Windows 95 was perceived as “coming soon” for a very long time before its actual availability.
This wasn’t new for Microsoft; MS-DOS 6 had also had a lengthy beta program with a lot of users quite a long time before its release.
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For a long time (starting late 1992/ early 1993), what was to become Windows 95 went under the name of "Chicago".
Only in september 1994 (beta 1.4 / build 189), did it become Windows 95. Microsoft must have been reasonably sure they were going to release in 1995 by then.
Early Chicago Usability Testing builds - 1992/93
Last Chicago labeled build - build 180
First Windows 95 branded build - build 189
Windows 95 Release to manufacturing (RTM) - build 950 r-6
Scribd
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Window 95 | PDF | Microsoft Windows | Operating System
WINDOW 95 - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. Windows 95 was a major release of the Windows operating system by Microsoft launched in August 1995.
Tom's Hardware
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Microsoft's Windows 95 release was 30 years ago today, the first time software was a pop culture smash | Tom's Hardware
August 24, 2025 - In 1996, Microsoft celebrated the one-year anniversary of Windows 95’s release with the claim that it had shipped 40 million units worldwide.
Wikipedia
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Microsoft Windows version history - Wikipedia
1 week ago - Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on November 10, 1983, 2 years before it was first released. Microsoft introduced Windows as a graphical user interface for MS-DOS, which had been introduced two years earlier, on August 12, 1981.
Fandom
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Windows 95 | Microsoft Wiki | Fandom
1 month ago - It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products.
Microsoft News
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Launch of Windows 95 - Stories
September 3, 2020 - The release of Microsoft’s much-anticipated new operating system was marked by midnight store launches and lines of customers worldwide. The iconic system, which came on CDs and had a startup sound composed by Brian Eno, introduced the Start button and task bar, recycle bin and desktop shortcuts. It also added support for longer file names and new “plug and play” capability for installing hardware. Windows 95 sold 7 million copies in its first five weeks, becoming the world’s most popular operating system.
Live Mint
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Microsoft celebrates 25th birthday of Windows 95
August 25, 2020 - The Windows 95 operating system turned 25 on 24 August. The operating system was first revealed amidst much fanfare in 1995. Popular artists and actors alongside Bill Gates and Steve Ballmerwere present at the launch of the new operating system
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Windows 95 release date and features
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Windows Wiki
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Windows 95 | Windows Wiki | Fandom
October 29, 2024 - The first operating system in the 9x family, it is the successor to Windows 3.1x, and was released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995, and generally to retail on August 24, 1995, almost three months after the release of Windows NT 3.51.
Britannica
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List of Windows versions | Operating System, Evolution, & Facts | Britannica
September 5, 2024 - Windows XP abandoned the long-used Windows 95 kernel (core software code) for a more powerful code base and offered a more practical interface and improved application and memory management. Another significant change was the addition of the Windows Error Reporting service, which allowed users to send reports to Microsoft when their systems malfunctioned. XP was released ...