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Did you know... ...that Bill Gates wanted Windows to be called Interface Manager? ...that you can't create a folder called CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. anywhere on any Windows computer? ...that the team that created Windows NT was first called the "Portable Systems" team? ...that in Windows:Longhorn:4042.main.030905-1800 folders exist with names from both the XP-style 'My' name and the Vista-style name which dropped the 'My'? ...that Microsoft's first Press Kit contained a Squeegee (Window washer) and a wash cloth to announce Windows 1.0?

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Latest Leaked Build Latest Leaked build: Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Windows for Workgroups 3.11 build 100 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows 98 build 2170a Helpful Hints for Editors To assign an article to a category put at the beginning of the code [[Category:<yourcategory>]]. This ensures that our wiki will be organized. Make Pages for recently leaked builds! Help us to organize by placing pages in their right category. Example: Windows 1.0 should go in the category "Microsoft Windows" Search for articles that can be improved. The stub category is a nice place to start