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Microsoft Windows
Screenshot of Windows 10 (July 2015 Release), showing the Action Center and Start Menu
Developer Microsoft
Written in C, C++, Assembly[1]
Working state Publicly released
Source model Closed / shared source
Initial release November 20, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-11-20), as Windows 1.0
Marketing target Personal computing
Available in 137 languages[2]
Update method
Package manager Windows Installer (.msi), Windows Store (.appx)[3]
Platforms ARM, IA-32, Itanium, x86-64, DEC Alpha, MIPS, PowerPC
Kernel type
Default user interface Windows shell
License Proprietary commercial software
Official website windows.microsoft.com

References

  1. "Lesson 2 - Windows NT System Overview". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  2. "Listing of available Windows 7 language packs". Msdn.microsoft.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  3. "App packages and deployment (Windows Store apps) (Windows)". Msdn.microsoft.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.