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{{infobox Windows
{{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 = [[Windows:95:950|4.00.950 (RTM)]] <br> [[Windows:95:951|4.00.951 (OSR1)]] <br> [[Windows:95:1111|4.00.1111 (OSR2)]] <br> [[Windows:95:1214|4.03.1214 (OSR2.1)]] <br> [[Windows:95:1216|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)
|license=
|licence = Microsoft EULA
|support=Terminated on December 31st 2001
|support = Expired 31/12/2001  
|previous=[[Windows 3.1|Windows 3.1x]]
|previous = [[Windows:3|Windows 3.x]]
|next=[[Windows 98]]
|next = ''[[Windows:Nashville|Nashville]]'' / [[Windows:98|98]]
}}
}}
[[File:Windows_95_Box.jpg|thumb|Windows 95 Box]]


==Builds==
'''Windows 95''' (Codenamed '''Chicago''') is the first 16/32-bit hybrid version of the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]] operating system. 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|Windows 98]].
 
[[File:Microsoft Windows 95 Concept.jpg|thumb|An Early Windows 95 Concept]]
 
== Builds ==
 
{{Builds Legend}}
 
===Pre-M4===
 
* '''[[Windows:Chicago:Usability Testing Builds|Unknown Usability Testing Builds]]'''
* '''[[Windows:Chicago:34|Chicago Build 34]]'''
* '''[[Windows:Chicago:40|Chicago Build 40]]'''
* '''[[Windows:Chicago:40e|Chicago Build 40e]]'''
 
===M4 and M5===
 
* ''[[Windows:Chicago:58|Chicago Build 58]]'' - Mislabel of 58s, but real one probably exists
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:58s|Chicago Build 58s]]''''' - PDK/M4
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:73f|Chicago Build 73f]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:73g|Chicago Build 73g]]''''' - PDK2/M5
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:81|Chicago Build 81]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:Chicago:89|Chicago Build 89]]''' - Scene leak
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:90c|Chicago Build 90c]]'''''
 
===Beta 1===
 
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:99|Chicago Build 99]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:Chicago:108|Chicago Build 108]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:116|Chicago Build 116]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:Chicago:117|Chicago Build 117]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:Chicago:122|Chicago Build 122]]''''' - Official Beta 1/M6
* '''[[Windows:95:165|Chicago Build 165]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:166|Chicago Build 166]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:170|Chicago Build 170]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:180|Chicago Build 180]]''''' - Beta 1.3/M6.3
* '''''[[Windows:95:189|Windows 95 Build 189]]''''' - Beta 1.4/M6.4
 
===Beta 2===
 
* '''''[[Windows:95:216|Windows 95 Build 216]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:222|Windows 95 Build 222]]''''' - First multilingual beta
* '''''[[Windows:95:224|Windows 95 Build 224]]''''' - Official beta 2/M7
* '''''[[Windows:95:225|Windows 95 Build 225]]''''' - Chinese Beta 1
* '''[[Windows:95:226|Windows 95 Build 226]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:256|Windows 95 Build 256]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:265|Windows 95 Build 265]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:267|Windows 95 Build 267]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:275|Windows 95 Build 275]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:285|Windows 95 Build 285]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:286|Windows 95 Build 286]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:302|Windows 95 Build 302]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:306|Windows 95 Build 306]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:311|Windows 95 Build 311]]''''' - January 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows:95:314|Windows 95 Build 314]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:322|Windows 95 Build 322]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:323|Windows 95 Build 323]]''''' - Japanese Beta 1
* '''''[[Windows:95:324|Windows 95 Build 324]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:326|Windows 95 Build 326]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:327|Windows 95 Build 327]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:328|Windows 95 Build 328]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:329|Windows 95 Build 329]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:330|Windows 95 Build 330]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:331|Windows 95 Build 331]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:335|Windows 95 Build 335]]'''
 
===Beta 3===
* '''''[[Windows:95:337|Windows 95 Build 337]]''''' - Final Beta of Windows 95
* '''[[Windows:95:340|Windows 95 Build 340]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:342|Windows 95 Build 342]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:345|Windows 95 Build 345]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:346|Windows 95 Build 346]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:347|Windows 95 Build 347]]''''' - Official beta 3/M8/March 1995 Test Release
* '''[[Windows:95:401|Windows 95 Build 401]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:404|Windows 95 Build 404]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:405|Windows 95 Build 405]]''''' - February 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows:95:420|Windows 95 Build 420]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:426|Windows 95 Build 426]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:429|Windows 95 Build 429]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:431|Windows 95 Build 431]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:435|Windows 95 Build 435]]''''' - Chinese Beta 2
* '''[[Windows:95:436|Windows 95 Build 436]]'''
* '''[[Windows:95:437|Windows 95 Build 437]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:440|Windows 95 Build 440]]''''' - April 1995 Test Release
* '''''[[Windows:95:445|Windows 95 Build 445]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:450|Windows 95 Build 450]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:456|Windows 95 Build 456]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:457|Windows 95 Build 457]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:462|Windows 95 Build 462]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:468|Windows 95 Build 468]]''''' - May 1995 Test Release
* '''[[Windows:95:469|Windows 95 Build 469]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:474|Windows 95 Build 474]]'''''
 
===Pre-RC===
 
* '''''[[Windows:95:480|Windows 95 Build 480]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:481|Windows 95 Build 481]]''' - June 1995 Test Release
 
===Release Candidate 1===
 
* '''''[[Windows:95:484|Windows 95 Build 484]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:490|Windows 95 Build 490]]''''' - Official Release Candidate
* '''''[[Windows:95:499|Windows 95 Build 499]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:501|Windows 95 Build 501]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:502|Windows 95 Build 502]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:708|Windows 95 Build 708]]''''' - Simple Chinese Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows:95:720|Windows 95 Build 720]]''''' - Chinese/Japanese Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows:95:810|Windows 95 Build 810]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:812|Windows 95 Build 812]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:818|Windows 95 Build 818]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:842|Windows 95 Build 842]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:852|Windows 95 Build 852]]'''
 
===Release Candidate 2===
 
* '''''[[Windows:95:950 r-2|Windows 95 Build 950 r-2]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:950 r-3|Windows 95 Build 950 r-3]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:950 r-4|Windows 95 Build 950 r-4]]'''
* [[Windows:95:950 r-5|Windows 95 Build 950 r-5]]
 
===RTM===
 
* '''''[[Windows:95:950 r-6|Windows 95 Build 950 r-6]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:950 r-7|Windows 95 Build 950 r-7]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:950ena|Windows 95 Build 950 Arabic-Enabled]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:950loc|Windows 95 Build 950 Arabic-Localized]]'''''
 
===Service Pack 1 / OEM Service Release 1===
 
* '''''[[Windows:95:951|Windows 95 Build 951]]'''''
 
===OEM Service Release 2===
* '''''[[Windows:95:1009|Windows 95 Build 1009]]''''' - Beta 1
* '''''[[Windows:95:1034|Windows 95 Build 1034]]''''' - Beta 2
* '''''[[Windows:95:1043|Windows 95 Build 1043]]''''' - Beta 2.1
* '''''[[Windows:95:1068|Windows 95 Build 1068]]''''' - Beta 3
* '''''[[Windows:95:1078|Windows 95 Build 1078]]''''' - Beta 4
* '''''[[Windows:95:1089|Windows 95 Build 1089]]''''' - Beta 4.1
* '''''[[Windows:95:1094|Windows 95 Build 1094]]''''' - Release Candidate
* '''[[Windows:95:1095|Windows 95 Build 1095]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:1111 (RC)|Windows 95 Build 1111 (RC)]]''''' - August 12th, 1996
* '''''[[Windows:95:1111|Windows 95 Build 1111]]''''' - August 24th, 1996
 
===OEM Service Release 2.1===
 
* '''''[[Windows:95:1107|Windows 95 Build 1107]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:1113|Windows 95 Build 1113]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:1115|Windows 95 Build 1115]]'''
* '''''[[Windows:95:1154|Windows 95 Build 1154]]'''''
* '''[[Windows:95:1163|Windows 95 Build 1163]]'''
* ''[[Windows:95:1174|Windows 95 Build 1174]]''
* '''''[[Windows:95:1212|Windows 95 Build 1212 (USB Supplement)]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows:95:1214|Windows 95 Build 1214]]'''''
 
===OEM Service Release 2.5===
* '''''[[Windows:95:1216|Windows 95 Build 1216]]'''''
 
[[Category:Operating Systems]]

Revision as of 06:08, 18 March 2019

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 Expired 31/12/2001
Preceded by Windows 3.x
Succeeded by Nashville / 98
Windows 95 Box

Windows 95 (Codenamed Chicago) is the first 16/32-bit hybrid version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. 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.

An Early Windows 95 Concept

Builds

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


Pre-M4

M4 and M5

Beta 1

Beta 2

Beta 3

Pre-RC

Release Candidate 1

Release Candidate 2

RTM

Service Pack 1 / OEM Service Release 1

OEM Service Release 2

OEM Service Release 2.1

OEM Service Release 2.5