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Everything about Microsoft Windows

Computer operating system

Windows is a proprietary operating system developed 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. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Microsoft WindowsA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Study of bypassing Microsoft Windows Security using the MITRE CALDERA FrameworkInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Interactive Computing SeriesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Multiphoton fluorescence excitation: new spectral windows for biological nonlinear microscopy.Cited 1,040 times
  5. Go sideways: Microsoft Windows version historyA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Windows NTA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Product line
  2. History
  3. Version control system
  4. Timeline of releases
  5. Usage share and device sales
  6. Security
  7. Alternative implementations

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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