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Windows 95

Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems.

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  • Discontinued

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  • Windows
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Support for Windows 95 ended on December 31, 2001.

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Windows 95 was added to AlternativeTo by nunomegas on and this page was last updated . Windows 95 is sometimes referred to as Win95. 

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What is Windows 95?

Windows 95 was the one of the biggest steps in terms of ideals of how should an OS work and what appearance should follow.

The release of Microsoft’s much-anticipated new operating system was marked by midnight store launches and lines of customers worldwide.

The iconic system, which came on CDs and had a startup sound composed by Brian Eno, introduced the Start button and task bar, recycle bin and desktop shortcuts. It also added support for longer file names and new “plug and play” capability for installing hardware. Windows 95 sold 7 million copies in its first five weeks, becoming the world’s most popular operating system.