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{{infobox Windows
{{Infobox Windows
|image = 95logo.png
|image = Windows 95 Logo.png
|imagecaption = Microsoft Windows 95
|imagecaption = Microsoft Windows 95
|codename = Chicago
|codename = Chicago
|kernel = 16/32 bit hybrid, ver. 4.0
|kernel = 16/32-bit hybrid, ver. 4.00
|arch = x86
|arch = x86
|build = 4.0 (Build 950 C: OEM Service Release 2.5)
|build = [[/4.00.950|4.00.950 (RTM)]] <br> [[/4.00.951|4.00.951 (OSR1)]] <br> [[/4.00.1111|4.00.1111 (OSR2)]] <br> [[/4.03.1214|4.03.1214 (OSR2.1)]] <br> [[/4.03.1216|4.03.1216 (OSR2.5)]]
|release = August 24, 1995
|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 as of December 31, 2001
|support = 31/12/2001
|next = [[Windows:98|Windows:98]]
|previous = [[Windows 3.x]]
|next = ''[[Windows Nashville|Nashville]]'' / [[Windows 98]]
}}
}}
[[image:95screen.png|thumb|Windows 95]]
[[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]].


== Builds ==
{{Builds Legend}}
=== Pre-M4 ===
* '''[[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 95/4.00.40|Chicago Build 40]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.40e|Chicago Build 40e]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.57|Chicago Build 57]]'''


Windows 95 (codenamed Chicago) is an operating system created by the Microsoft Corporation on August 24, 1995. During 95's development it was known as Windows 4.0 or it's codename Chicago as mentioned above. Windows 95 brought together the MS-DOS and Windows series.
=== M4/M5 ===
* [[Windows 95/4.00.58|Chicago Build 58]]
* '''''[[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 95/4.00.73g|Chicago Build 73g]]''''' - PDK2/M5
* '''''[[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 95/4.00.90|Chicago Build 90]]
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.90c|Chicago Build 90c]]'''''
* [[Windows 95/4.00.91|Chicago Build 91]]
* [[Windows 95/4.00.92|Chicago Build 92]]
* [[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 95/4.00.116|Chicago Build 116]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.122|Chicago Build 122]]''''' - official Beta 1/M6
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.165|Chicago Build 165]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.166|Chicago Build 166]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.170|Chicago Build 170]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.180|Chicago Build 180]]''''' - Beta 1.3/M6.3
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.189|Windows 95 Build 189]]''''' - Beta 1.4/M6.4
 
=== Beta 2 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.216|Windows 95 Build 216]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.222|Windows 95 Build 222]]''''' - first multilingual beta
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.224|Windows 95 Build 224]]''''' - official Beta 2/M7
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.225|Windows 95 Build 225]]''''' - Chinese Beta 1
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.226|Windows 95 Build 226]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.263|Windows 95 Build 263]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.267|Windows 95 Build 267]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.275|Windows 95 Build 275]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.285|Windows 95 Build 285]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.286|Windows 95 Build 286]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.302|Windows 95 Build 302]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.305|Windows 95 Build 305]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.306|Windows 95 Build 306]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.310|Windows 95 Build 310]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.311|Windows 95 Build 311]]''''' - January 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.314|Windows 95 Build 314]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.322|Windows 95 Build 322]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.323|Windows 95 Build 323]]''''' - Japanese Beta 1
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.324|Windows 95 Build 324]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.326|Windows 95 Build 326]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.327|Windows 95 Build 327]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.328|Windows 95 Build 328]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.329|Windows 95 Build 329]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.330|Windows 95 Build 330]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.331|Windows 95 Build 331]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.335|Windows 95 Build 335]]'''
 
=== Beta 3 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.337|Windows 95 Build 337]]''''' - Final Beta
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.340|Windows 95 Build 340]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.342|Windows 95 Build 342]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.345|Windows 95 Build 345]]'''''
* '''''[[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 95/4.00.401|Windows 95 Build 401]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.404|Windows 95 Build 404]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.405|Windows 95 Build 405]]''''' - February 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.411|Windows 95 Build 411]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.420|Windows 95 Build 420]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.426|Windows 95 Build 426]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.431|Windows 95 Build 431]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.435|Windows 95 Build 435]]''''' - Chinese Beta 2
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.436|Windows 95 Build 436]]'''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.437|Windows 95 Build 437]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.440|Windows 95 Build 440]]''''' - April 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.445|Windows 95 Build 445]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.450|Windows 95 Build 450]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.456|Windows 95 Build 456]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.457|Windows 95 Build 457]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.462|Windows 95 Build 462]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.468|Windows 95 Build 468]]''''' - May 1995 Test Release
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.469|Windows 95 Build 469]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.474|Windows 95 Build 474]]'''''
 
=== Pre-RC ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.480|Windows 95 Build 480]]'''''
 
=== Release Candidate 1 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.484|Windows 95 Build 484]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.490|Windows 95 Build 490]]''''' - Official Release Candidate
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.499|Windows 95 Build 499]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.501|Windows 95 Build 501]]'''''
* '''[[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 95/4.00.720|Windows 95 Build 720]]''''' - Chinese/Japanese Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.810|Windows 95 Build 810]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.812|Windows 95 Build 812]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.818|Windows 95 Build 818]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.842|Windows 95 Build 842]]'''''
 
=== Pre-Release to Manufacturing ===
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.852|Windows 95 Build 852]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.950 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-4|Windows 95 Build 950 r-4]]'''
 
=== Release to Manufacturing ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.950 r-6|Windows 95 Build 950 r-6]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.950 r-7|Windows 95 Build 950 r-7]]'''''
 
=== Service Pack 1 / OEM Service Release 1 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.951|Windows 95 Build 951]]'''''
 
=== OEM Service Release 2 ===
* '''[[Windows 95/4.00.990|Windows 95 Build 990]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1009|Windows 95 Build 1009]]''''' - Beta 1
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1034|Windows 95 Build 1034]]''''' - Beta 2
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1043|Windows 95 Build 1043]]''''' - Beta 2.1
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1068|Windows 95 Build 1068]]''''' - Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1078|Windows 95 Build 1078]]''''' - Beta 4
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1089|Windows 95 Build 1089]]''''' - Beta 4.1
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1094|Windows 95 Build 1094]]''''' - Release Candidate
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1111 (RC)|Windows 95 Build 1111 (RC)]]''''' - August 12th, 1996
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.00.1111|Windows 95 Build 1111]]''''' - August 24th, 1996
 
=== OEM Service Release 2.1 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.03.1107|Windows 95 Build 1107]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.03.1113|Windows 95 Build 1113]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.03.1154|Windows 95 Build 1154]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 95/4.03.1163|Windows 95 Build 1163]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.03.1212|Windows 95 Build 1212 (USB Supplement)]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.03.1214|Windows 95 Build 1214]]'''''
 
=== OEM Service Release 2.5 ===
* '''''[[Windows 95/4.03.1216|Windows 95 Build 1216]]'''''
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Microsoft Windows 95 Concept.jpg|An early Windows 95 concept
</gallery>
 
== See also ==
* [[:File:Windows 95 Manual.pdf|Introduction to Windows 95]] user manual
 
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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

  • An early Windows 95 concept

    An early Windows 95 concept

See also

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