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Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

By greg shultz June 16, 2010, 2:35 AM PDT

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Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Ever since the dawn of the Windows operating system,rnMicrosoft has used splash screens to distract us while the OS is loading. Inrnaddition to their entertainment value, the Windows splash screens have typicallyrnprovided us with feedback on the progress of the (sometimes lengthy)rnstartup process.

In this gallery, you’ll bernable to browse through all the splash screens from Windows 1.01 to Windows 10.

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 1.01

Windows 1.01

Microsoft released Windows 1.01 on November 20, 1985

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 2.03

Windows 2.03

Microsoft released Windows 2.03 on November 1, 1987

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 3.0

Windows 3.0

Microsoft released Windows 3.0 on May 22, 1990

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows For Workgroups 3.11

Windows For Workgroups 3.11

Microsoft released Windows For Workgroups 3.11 on November 1, 1993

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT 3.1

Windows NT 3.1

Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1 on July 27, 1993

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server

Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server

Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server on July 27, 1993

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT Workstation 3.5

Windows NT Workstation 3.5

Microsoft released Windows NT Workstation 3.5 on September 21, 1994

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT Server 3.5

Windows NT Server 3.5

Microsoft released Windows NT Server 3.5 on September 21, 1994

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT Workstation 3.51

Windows NT Workstation 3.51

Microsoft released Windows NT Workstation 3.51 on May 30, 1995

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT Server 3.51

Windows NT Server 3.51

Microsoft released Windows NT Server 3.51 on May 30, 1995

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Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 95

Image: Shutterstock

Windows 95

Microsoft released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995

Image: Shutterstock
Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT Workstation 4.0

Windows NT Workstation 4.0

Microsoft released Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on August 24, 1996

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows NT Server 4.0

Windows NT Server 4.0

Microsoft released Windows NT Server 4.0 on August 24, 1996

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 98

Windows 98

Microsoft released Windows 98 on June 25, 1998

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 98 SE

Windows 98 SE

Microsoft released Windows 98 SE on May 5, 1999

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft released Windows 2000 Professional on February 17, 2000

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft released Windows 2000 Server on February 17, 2000

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows ME

Windows ME

Microsoft released Windows ME on September 14, 2000

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows XP Home

Windows XP Home

Microsoft released Windows XP Home on October 25, 2001

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Professional

Microsoft released Windows XP Professional on October 25, 2001

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Microsoft released Windows XP 64-Bit Edition on October 25, 2001

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows XP SP2

Windows XP SP2

Microsoft released Windows XP SP2 on August 6, 2004

Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows Vista

Windows Vista

Microsoft released Windows Vista on January 30, 2007

Windows Vista’s splash screen actually has two parts to it, here we have the progress bar…

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft released Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 onrnOctober 22, 2009. Both had the same splash screen.

Windows 8\/8.1
Windows 8\/8.1
Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10

Windows 8/8.1

Windows 8/8.1

Microsoft released Windows 8 on October 26, 2012. Almost onernyear later, on October 17, 2013, Microsoft released Windows 8.1.

Windows 8 and 8.1 hadrnthe same splash screen. (Windows Server 2012 was released on September 4, 2012. WindowsrnServer 2012 R2 was released on October 18, 2013. Both shared the same splash screen as Windows 8/8.1)

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