Visual history: Windows splash screens from 1.01 to 10
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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.
Windows 1.01
Windows 1.01
Microsoft released Windows 1.01 on November 20, 1985
Windows 2.03
Windows 2.03
Microsoft released Windows 2.03 on November 1, 1987
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.0
Microsoft released Windows 3.0 on May 22, 1990
Windows For Workgroups 3.11
Windows For Workgroups 3.11
Microsoft released Windows For Workgroups 3.11 on November 1, 1993
Windows NT 3.1
Windows NT 3.1
Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1 on July 27, 1993
Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server
Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server
Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server on July 27, 1993
Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft released Windows NT Workstation 3.5 on September 21, 1994
Windows NT Server 3.5
Windows NT Server 3.5
Microsoft released Windows NT Server 3.5 on September 21, 1994
Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft released Windows NT Workstation 3.51 on May 30, 1995
Windows NT Server 3.51
Windows NT Server 3.51
Microsoft released Windows NT Server 3.51 on May 30, 1995
Windows 95
Windows 95
Microsoft released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995
Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft released Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on August 24, 1996
Windows NT Server 4.0
Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft released Windows NT Server 4.0 on August 24, 1996
Windows 98
Windows 98
Microsoft released Windows 98 on June 25, 1998
Windows 98 SE
Windows 98 SE
Microsoft released Windows 98 SE on May 5, 1999
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft released Windows 2000 Professional on February 17, 2000
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft released Windows 2000 Server on February 17, 2000
Windows ME
Windows ME
Microsoft released Windows ME on September 14, 2000
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Home
Microsoft released Windows XP Home on October 25, 2001
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional
Microsoft released Windows XP Professional on October 25, 2001
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
Microsoft released Windows XP 64-Bit Edition on October 25, 2001
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP2
Microsoft released Windows XP SP2 on August 6, 2004
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
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
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)
