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{{ | {{Infobox Windows | ||
|image= | |image = Windows 95 Logo.png | ||
|imagecaption=Microsoft Windows 95 | |imagecaption = Microsoft Windows 95 | ||
|codename=Chicago | |codename = Chicago | ||
|kernel= | |kernel = 16/32-bit hybrid, ver. 4.00 | ||
|arch= | |arch = x86 | ||
|build= | |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= | |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 | ||
|support= | |support = 31/12/2001 | ||
|previous=[[Windows 3. | |previous = [[Windows 3.x]] | ||
|next=[[Windows 98]] | |next = ''[[Windows Nashville|Nashville]]'' / [[Windows 98]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[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 == | ||
{{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]]''' | |||
=== 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
Microsoft Windows 95 | |
Codename Preliminary name |
Chicago |
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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 |
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
- Usability Testing Builds
- Chicago Build 31
- Chicago Build 34
- Chicago Build 40
- Chicago Build 40e
- Chicago Build 57
M4/M5
- Chicago Build 58
- Chicago Build 58s - PDK/M4
- Chicago Build 61
- Chicago Build 70
- Chicago Build 73f
- Chicago Build 73g - PDK2/M5
- Chicago Build 81
M6/Beta 1
- Chicago Build 84
- Chicago Build 86
- Chicago Build 87
- Chicago Build 89
- Chicago Build 89e
- Chicago Build 90
- Chicago Build 90c
- Chicago Build 91
- Chicago Build 92
- Chicago Build 92d
- Chicago Build 99 - Pre-Beta 1
- Chicago Build 102
- Chicago Build 103
- Chicago Build 108
- Chicago Build 116
- Chicago Build 122 - official Beta 1/M6
- Chicago Build 165
- Chicago Build 166
- Chicago Build 170
- Chicago Build 180 - Beta 1.3/M6.3
- Windows 95 Build 189 - Beta 1.4/M6.4
Beta 2
- Windows 95 Build 216
- Windows 95 Build 222 - first multilingual beta
- Windows 95 Build 224 - official Beta 2/M7
- Windows 95 Build 225 - Chinese Beta 1
- Windows 95 Build 226
- Windows 95 Build 263
- Windows 95 Build 267
- Windows 95 Build 275
- Windows 95 Build 285
- Windows 95 Build 286
- Windows 95 Build 302
- Windows 95 Build 305
- Windows 95 Build 306
- Windows 95 Build 310
- Windows 95 Build 311 - January 1995 Test Release
- Windows 95 Build 314
- Windows 95 Build 322
- Windows 95 Build 323 - Japanese Beta 1
- Windows 95 Build 324
- Windows 95 Build 326
- Windows 95 Build 327
- Windows 95 Build 328
- Windows 95 Build 329
- Windows 95 Build 330
- Windows 95 Build 331
- Windows 95 Build 335
Beta 3
- Windows 95 Build 337 - Final Beta
- Windows 95 Build 340
- Windows 95 Build 342
- Windows 95 Build 345
- Windows 95 Build 346
- Windows 95 Build 347 - official Beta 3/M8/March 1995 Test Release
- Windows 95 Build 401
- Windows 95 Build 404
- Windows 95 Build 405 - February 1995 Test Release
- Windows 95 Build 411
- Windows 95 Build 420
- Windows 95 Build 426
- Windows 95 Build 431
- Windows 95 Build 435 - Chinese Beta 2
- Windows 95 Build 436
- Windows 95 Build 437
- Windows 95 Build 440 - April 1995 Test Release
- Windows 95 Build 445
- Windows 95 Build 450
- Windows 95 Build 456
- Windows 95 Build 457
- Windows 95 Build 462
- Windows 95 Build 468 - May 1995 Test Release
- Windows 95 Build 469
- Windows 95 Build 474
Pre-RC
Release Candidate 1
- Windows 95 Build 484
- Windows 95 Build 490 - Official Release Candidate
- Windows 95 Build 499
- Windows 95 Build 501
- Windows 95 Build 502
Localization Builds
- Windows 95 Build 708 - Simple Chinese Beta 3
- Windows 95 Build 720 - Chinese/Japanese Beta 3
- Windows 95 Build 810
- Windows 95 Build 812
- Windows 95 Build 818
- Windows 95 Build 842
Pre-Release to Manufacturing
Release to Manufacturing
Service Pack 1 / OEM Service Release 1
OEM Service Release 2
- Windows 95 Build 990
- Windows 95 Build 1009 - Beta 1
- Windows 95 Build 1034 - Beta 2
- Windows 95 Build 1043 - Beta 2.1
- Windows 95 Build 1068 - Beta 3
- Windows 95 Build 1078 - Beta 4
- Windows 95 Build 1089 - Beta 4.1
- Windows 95 Build 1094 - Release Candidate
- Windows 95 Build 1111 (RC) - August 12th, 1996
- Windows 95 Build 1111 - August 24th, 1996
OEM Service Release 2.1
- Windows 95 Build 1107
- Windows 95 Build 1113
- Windows 95 Build 1154
- Windows 95 Build 1163
- Windows 95 Build 1212 (USB Supplement)
- Windows 95 Build 1214
OEM Service Release 2.5
Gallery
See also
- Introduction to Windows 95 user manual