Windows 95 merged Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows products, and featured significant improvements over its predecessor, most notably in the graphical user interface (GUI) and in its simplified ' plug-and-play' features. The first operating system in the 9x family, it is the successor to Windows 3.1x, and was released to manufacturing on August 15, 1995, and generally to retail on August 24, 1995. Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems. Mainstream support ended on DecemĮxtended support ended on Decem Windows 95 at the Wayback Machine (archived January 20, 1998) GeneralĪvailabilityĪugust 24, 1995 26 years ago ( ) ManufacturingĪugust 15, 1995 26 years ago ( )
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