Microsoft Windows

source: wikidatafamily of computer operating systems developed by Microsoft

source: wikipedia_enWindows is a proprietary graphical operating system developed and marketed by Microsoft. Windows is grouped into families that cater to particular sectors of the computing industry – Windows for personal computers, Windows Server for servers, and Windows IoT for embedded systems. Windows itself is further grouped into editions that cater to different users – Home for home users, Professional for advanced users, Education for schools, and Enterprise for corporations. Windows is sold both as a consumer retail product and to computer manufacturers, who bundle and distribute it with their systems. The first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, was released on November 20, 1985 as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The name Windows is a reference to the windowing system in GUIs. The 1990 release of Windows 3.0 catapulted its market success and led to the launch of various other product families, including the (now-defunct) Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, and Windows CE/Embedded Compact. Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, with a 76% market share as of March 2026, and the second-most

source: wikidataマイクロソフトが開発しているオペレーティングシステムと関連製品のブランド名

source: wikipedia_jaMicrosoft Windows（マイクロソフト ウィンドウズ）は、マイクロソフトが開発・販売するオペレーティングシステム（OS）の製品群である。グラフィカルユーザインタフェース（GUI） を採用している。Windows発売以前では高価なワークステーション（ハイエンドパソコンを上回る性能のデスクトップコンピュータ）でしか実現されていなかったマルチタスクやGUIを中心とした使い勝手の良さを、一般消費者が入手しやすい標準的な規格のパーソナルコンピュータに順次取り込んで行き、一般向けOSのシェアのほとんどを占めるに至り、今や大きな知名度を持つ。