Windows 95

Windows 95

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

• 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

• Windows 95 Build 480

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

• Windows 95 Build 852
• Windows 95 Build 950 r-2
• Windows 95 Build 950 r-3
• Windows 95 Build 950 r-4

Release to Manufacturing

• Windows 95 Build 950 r-6
• Windows 95 Build 950 r-7

Service Pack 1 / OEM Service Release 1

• Windows 95 Build 951

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

• Windows 95 Build 1216

Gallery

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  An early Windows 95 concept

See also

• Introduction to Windows 95 user manual