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Learn about the evolution of Windows from its first release in 1985 to the latest version in 2021. Windows 1.0 was the first independent version of Microsoft Windows, an operating environment that extended MS-DOS and included basic applications and a graphical user interface.
Mingw-w64 is a fork of MinGW that provides a more complete Win32 API implementation, including 64-bit support, C99, POSIX threads, and Unicode. It also supports MSYS2, a software distribution and development platform for Windows, based on Mingw-w64 and Cygwin.
WoW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) is a compatibility layer that allows running 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows. It uses translation libraries, registry and file system redirection, and special directories to handle the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.
A comprehensive list of Windows operating systems for personal computers, servers, and other devices, from Windows 1.0 to Windows 11. See the release dates, codenames, editions, build numbers, architectures, and end of support dates for each version.
Learn about the codenames Microsoft gives to its products before they are released, such as Windows 2000, codenamed Whistler, and Windows Vista, codenamed Longhorn. Whistler Blackcomb was the codename for Windows XP, named after a ski resort in Canada.
Learn about the different versions of Windows 10, a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. See the codenames, marketing names, build numbers, release dates, support status and features of each version.
Windows 10, version 1703, also known as the Creators Update, is the third major update to Windows 10 and the second in the Redstone series. It was released to the public on April 5, 2017 and reached end of service on October 9, 2018 for most editions.
Windows API is the foundational API that allows a program to access the features of Windows operating system. It has different versions for 16-bit, 32-bit and 64-bit systems, and provides various services such as graphics, user interface, networking and web.