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Microsoft Windows is a series of graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs).<ref name=aboutcomnov>Template:Cite web</ref> Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced in 1984.

The most recent client version of Windows is Windows 7; the most recent server version is Windows Server 2008 R2; the most recent mobile version is Windows Phone 7.5.The most recent unstable release is Windows 8.

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-|name                = Microsoft Windows
-|logo                = [[File:Windows logo.svg|250px|Windows logo]]
-|screenshot          = [[File:Windows 7.png|300px|Windows 8 desktop]]
-|caption             = The latest Windows release, [[Windows 7]], showing desktop and start menu
-|website             = {{URL|windows.microsoft.com}}
-|developer           = [[Microsoft]]
-|source_model        = [[Closed source]] / [[Shared source]]
-|released            = {{Start date and age|1985|11|20}} (as [[Windows 1.0]])
-|family              = [[Windows 9x]], [[Windows CE]] and [[Windows NT]]
-|source_model        = [[Closed source software|Closed source]] / [[Shared source]]
-|frequently_updated  = yes <!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
-|marketing_target    = Personal computing
-|kernel_type         = [[Hybrid kernel|Hybrid]] (Windows NT family), [[DOS]] (16-bit Windows and Windows 9x/ME series)
-|ui                  = [[Graphical User Interface|Graphical]] ([[Windows Shell]])
-|programmed_in       = [[C Programming Language|C]], [[C++]] and [[Assembly language]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/training/ntarchitectoview/ntarc_2.mspx |title=NT Server Training: Architectural Overview. Lesson 2&nbsp;– Windows NT System Overview. |work=Microsoft TechNet |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=December 9, 2010}}</ref>
-|license             = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[commercial software]]
-|language            = Multilingual ([http://msdn.microsoft.com/goglobal/ee461121#AvailableLanguagePacks listing of available Windows 7 language packs])
-|working_state       = Publicly released
-|supported_platforms = [[ARM Architecture|ARM]], [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]] and [[Itanium]]
-|updatemodel         = [[Windows Update]], [[Windows Anytime Upgrade]]
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 '''Microsoft Windows''' is a series of [[graphical user interface|graphical interface]] [[operating system]]s developed, marketed, and sold by [[Microsoft]].