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Microsoft Windows Last modified: Thursday, July 14, 2005

A family of operating systems for personal computers. Windows dominates the personal computer world, running, by some estimates, on 90% of all personal computers. The remaining 10% are mostly Macintosh computers. Like the Macintosh operating environment, Windows provides a graphical user interface (GUI), virtual memory management, multitasking, and support for many peripheral devices. Find out more about Your Windows System Registry in Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" section.

WinPlanet  Comprehensive collection of links to Windows news, tutorials, opinions, reviews, and tips. Robelle's overview of Microsoft Windows Explains the history of Microsoft Windows, and differentiates the original Windows from Windows NT and Windows 95. A hotlist of useful Windows-related resources is also provided. Yahoo!'s Microsoft Windows page Yahoo!'s directory of Microsoft Windows.