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|release = 24/08/1995 (RTM) <br> 14/02/1996 (OSR1) <br> 24/08/1996 (OSR2.0) <br> 27/08/1997 (OSR2.1) <br> 26/11/1997 (OSR2.5)
|release = 24/08/1995 (RTM) <br> 14/02/1996 (OSR1) <br> 24/08/1996 (OSR2.0) <br> 27/08/1997 (OSR2.1) <br> 26/11/1997 (OSR2.5)
|licence = Microsoft EULA
|licence = Microsoft EULA
|support = Expired 31/12/2001
|support = 31/12/2001
|previous = [[Windows 3.x]]
|previous = [[Windows 3.x]]
|next = ''[[Windows Nashville|Nashville]]'' / [[Windows 98]]
|next = ''[[Windows Nashville|Nashville]]'' / [[Windows 98]]
}}
}}
[[File:Windows_95_Box.jpg|thumb|Windows 95 Box]]
[[File:Windows_95_Box.jpg|thumb|Windows 95 packaging]]
'''Microsoft Windows 95''' (codenamed ''Chicago'') is the first 16/32-bit hybrid version of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]]. It featured the new explorer shell, and [[Windows Desktop Update]] (also known as the IE 4 Shell Update) can be installed to it in order to get the updated shell like in [[Windows 98]].
'''Microsoft Windows 95''' (codenamed ''Chicago'') is the first 16/32-bit hybrid version of [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]]. It featured the new explorer shell, and [[Windows Desktop Update]] (also known as the IE 4 Shell Update) can be installed to it in order to get the updated shell like in [[Windows 98]].


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{{Builds Legend}}
{{Builds Legend}}
=== Pre-M4 ===
=== Pre-M4 ===
* '''[[Windows 95/Usability Testing Builds|Unknown Usability Testing Builds]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/Usability Testing Builds|Usability Testing Builds]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.31|Chicago Build 31]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.34|Chicago Build 34]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.34|Chicago Build 34]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.40|Chicago Build 40]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.40|Chicago Build 40]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.40e|Chicago Build 40e]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.40e|Chicago Build 40e]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.57|Chicago Build 57]]'''


=== M4/M5 ===
=== M4/M5 ===
* [[Windows 95/4.00.58|Chicago Build 58]]
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.58s|Chicago Build 58s]]''''' - PDK/M4
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.58s|Chicago Build 58s]]''''' - PDK/M4
* [[Windows 95/4.00.61|Chicago Build 61]]
* [[Windows 95/4.00.70|Chicago Build 70]]
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.73f|Chicago Build 73f]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.73f|Chicago Build 73f]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.73g|Chicago Build 73g]]''''' - PDK2/M5
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.73g|Chicago Build 73g]]''''' - PDK2/M5
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.81|Chicago Build 81]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.81|Chicago Build 81]]'''''
=== M6/Beta 1 ===
* [[Windows 95/4.00.84|Chicago Build 84]]
* [[Windows 95/4.00.86|Chicago Build 86]]
* [[Windows 95/4.00.87|Chicago Build 87]]
* [[Windows 95/4.00.89|Chicago Build 89]]
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.89e|Chicago Build 89e]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.89e|Chicago Build 89e]]'''''
* [[Windows 95/4.00.90|Chicago Build 90]]
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.90c|Chicago Build 90c]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.90c|Chicago Build 90c]]'''''
 
* [[Windows 95/4.00.91|Chicago Build 91]]
=== Beta 1 ===
* [[Windows 95/4.00.92|Chicago Build 92]]
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.99|Chicago Build 99]]'''''
* [[Windows 95/4.00.92d|Chicago Build 92d]]
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.99|Chicago Build 99]]''''' - Pre-Beta 1
* [[Windows 95/4.00.102|Chicago Build 102]]
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.103|Chicago Build 103]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.108|Chicago Build 108]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.108|Chicago Build 108]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.116|Chicago Build 116]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.116|Chicago Build 116]]'''''
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=== Beta 2 ===
=== Beta 2 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.216|Windows 95 Build 216]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.216|Windows 95 Build 216]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.222|Windows 95 Build 222]]''''' - First multilingual beta
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.222|Windows 95 Build 222]]''''' - first multilingual beta
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.224|Windows 95 Build 224]]''''' - official beta 2/M7
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.224|Windows 95 Build 224]]''''' - official Beta 2/M7
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.225|Windows 95 Build 225]]''''' - Chinese Beta 1
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.225|Windows 95 Build 225]]''''' - Chinese Beta 1
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.226|Windows 95 Build 226]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.226|Windows 95 Build 226]]'''
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* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.285|Windows 95 Build 285]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.285|Windows 95 Build 285]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.286|Windows 95 Build 286]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.286|Windows 95 Build 286]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.302|Windows 95 Build 302]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.302|Windows 95 Build 302]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.305|Windows 95 Build 305]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.305|Windows 95 Build 305]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.306|Windows 95 Build 306]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.306|Windows 95 Build 306]]'''
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* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.326|Windows 95 Build 326]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.326|Windows 95 Build 326]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.327|Windows 95 Build 327]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.327|Windows 95 Build 327]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.328|Windows 95 Build 328]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.328|Windows 95 Build 328]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.329|Windows 95 Build 329]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.329|Windows 95 Build 329]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.330|Windows 95 Build 330]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.330|Windows 95 Build 330]]'''
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* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.345|Windows 95 Build 345]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.345|Windows 95 Build 345]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.346|Windows 95 Build 346]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.346|Windows 95 Build 346]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.347|Windows 95 Build 347]]''''' - official beta 3/M8/March 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.347|Windows 95 Build 347]]''''' - official Beta 3/M8/March 1995 Test Release
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.401|Windows 95 Build 401]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.401|Windows 95 Build 401]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.404|Windows 95 Build 404]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.404|Windows 95 Build 404]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.405|Windows 95 Build 405]]''''' - February 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.405|Windows 95 Build 405]]''''' - February 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.411|Windows 95 Build 411]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.420|Windows 95 Build 420]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.420|Windows 95 Build 420]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.426|Windows 95 Build 426]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.426|Windows 95 Build 426]]'''
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* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.501|Windows 95 Build 501]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.501|Windows 95 Build 501]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.502|Windows 95 Build 502]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.502|Windows 95 Build 502]]'''
=== Localization Builds ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.708|Windows 95 Build 708]]''''' - Simple Chinese Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.708|Windows 95 Build 708]]''''' - Simple Chinese Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.720|Windows 95 Build 720]]''''' - Chinese/Japanese Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.720|Windows 95 Build 720]]''''' - Chinese/Japanese Beta 3
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* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.818|Windows 95 Build 818]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.818|Windows 95 Build 818]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.842|Windows 95 Build 842]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.842|Windows 95 Build 842]]'''''
=== Pre-Release to Manufacturing ===
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.852|Windows 95 Build 852]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.852|Windows 95 Build 852]]'''
=== Release Candidate 2 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.950 r-2|Windows 95 Build 950 r-2]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.950 r-2|Windows 95 Build 950 r-2]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.950 r-3|Windows 95 Build 950 r-3]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.950 r-3|Windows 95 Build 950 r-3]]'''''
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=== OEM Service Release 2 ===
=== OEM Service Release 2 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.999|Windows 95 Build 999]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.990|Windows 95 Build 990]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1009|Windows 95 Build 1009]]''''' - Beta 1
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1009|Windows 95 Build 1009]]''''' - Beta 1
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1034|Windows 95 Build 1034]]''''' - Beta 2
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1034|Windows 95 Build 1034]]''''' - Beta 2
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Microsoft Windows 95 Concept.jpg|An Early Windows 95 Concept
Microsoft Windows 95 Concept.jpg|An early Windows 95 concept
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 18:19, 10 April 2021

Windows 95
Windows 95 Logo.png
Microsoft Windows 95
Codename
Preliminary name
Chicago
Kernel version 16/32-bit hybrid, ver. 4.00
CPU architecture x86
Release date 24/08/1995 (RTM)
14/02/1996 (OSR1)
24/08/1996 (OSR2.0)
27/08/1997 (OSR2.1)
26/11/1997 (OSR2.5)
Support end 31/12/2001
Preceded by Windows 3.x
Succeeded by Nashville / Windows 98
Windows 95 packaging

Microsoft Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) is the first 16/32-bit hybrid version of Microsoft Windows. It featured the new explorer shell, and Windows Desktop Update (also known as the IE 4 Shell Update) can be installed to it in order to get the updated shell like in Windows 98.

Builds

  • No information available
  • Existence doubtful
  • Information or pictures available
  • Leaked or released

Pre-M4

M4/M5

M6/Beta 1

Beta 2

Beta 3

Pre-RC

Release Candidate 1

Localization Builds

Pre-Release to Manufacturing

Release to Manufacturing

Service Pack 1 / OEM Service Release 1

OEM Service Release 2

OEM Service Release 2.1

OEM Service Release 2.5

Gallery

See also