# Every version of Windows in history

From Windows 1.0 in 1985 to Windows 11: the major versions of Microsoft's operating system, the hits and the flops. Which one was the best?

- 14 votes · 17 items
- Jul 12, 2022 · Jasmin Schmitz
- https://even.best/en/l/2656/every-version-of-windows-in-history

## Top 17

1. **Windows 95** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Start button and taskbar.
2. **Windows 1.0 (1985)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A graphical environment for MS-DOS.
3. **Windows 2.0 (1987)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Overlapping windows.
4. **Windows 3.0 (1990)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The first big success.
5. **Windows NT 3.1 (1993)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The start of the professional NT line.
6. **Windows 98** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — More internet and USB.
7. **Windows 2000** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The stable system for offices.
8. **Windows XP (2001)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The green "Bliss" hill and years of loyalty.
9. **Windows 8 (2012)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tiles and touch, but no Start menu.
10. **Windows 8.1 (2013)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Start button returns.
11. **Windows 10 (2015)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Windows as a service, with ongoing updates.
12. **Windows ME (2000)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the most notorious flops.
13. **Windows Vista (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pretty, but slow and unpopular.
14. **Windows 7 (2009)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Vista's much-loved successor.
15. **Windows 11 (2021)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A new design and stricter hardware requirements.
16. **Windows 3.1 (1992)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — With TrueType fonts and Solitaire.
17. **Windows NT 4.0 (1996)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The Windows 95 interface for businesses.

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