Microsoft Windows History

[@dauf69]

Ah I remembered watching this back in 2008! This video really got me interested into Windows, computers, and tech in general! Thank you, you brought inspiration to a then 8 year old kid.

[@cesarharo799]

Same thing here! I used to be 10 yo when I first saw this video, I'm confident to say that thanks to this video, I made tons of decisions in my further life (Including my mechanical engineering B.S.)

[@wizardguy1236]

This was one of the videos that got me into computers.

[@mr.mistyeyed5394]

me too :D i was actually looking for this video to watch it one more time like for years lol

[@cesarharo799]

Same here!

[@azura.moon_555]

Man, I remember this video back in 2008...

[@RolePlayingGarchomp445]

Back when this was first uploaded, this was one of the first videos on KZbin I ever watched. Good times.

[@lorenwyman]

Ah, I remember this vid from a looong time ago. Great job, RIP IE~ :P

[@RezifulMC]

XP Was beautiful, my favorite OS.

[@tntpanda_505thehorribleani3]

Windows Longhorn looks cool :D

[@Skylisc]

Wow lots of progress over 27 years. I grew up with Microsoft XP And Windows Vista. Now Windows 7 etc. This was a cool video!

[@TheMediaDirectory]

This is beautiful and I LIKED it. the memories started with version 3.1 for me. Awesome!!!!

[@rovsanmusaibovmapping790]

Windows vista was really good i don't know why people hate it because it was slow that's because they had bad worth it laptops so people want it new version and released windows 7 which was almost same like windows vista but added some features and it was faster but windows vista was really good. but i can say windows xp is not dead many people like adults use windows xp perfectly and i have windows xp on my old computer

[@acata100realcatnotadog5]

old video... watching this in 2016 :v on a Windows 10 computer :D

[@twitchfag4042]

El Gato de OS its 2015 idiot

[@twitchfag4042]

***** Did you not check the god damn date ''You're a idiot MineCraft kid'' Well as you realize I'm trying to get a GOD DAMN PICTRUE! e.e

[@ciberkid22]

I thought microsoft bob was an application for people who are new to windows, which failed

[@Imsreanftar]

Not correct!

[@thebible1338]

it was a windows 3.1 shell

[@thebible1338]

Im5117sreanf tar13 it was a windows 3.1 shell

[@Imsreanftar]

+Houndoom of Doom Windows 95 Pre-Release Windows Chicago Shell It Was. It Was Windows Chicago Shell.

[@fabiakmusic]

***** yeah, i never knew microsoft bob existed, but at least has been a cool thing, i understand was used to help windows noobs(new users) and never knew windows chicago, NT 5.0, Neptune, whistler, Longhorn and server longhorn existed, but not released, when i seen these systems wasnt released, i thought: "they were a secret thing i didn't knew until now..." i would like to have got Microsoft bob, but now, i think it's too late..

[@Shadowhunter87]

Amazing... I can truly see the Bluescreen is evolving! :D

[@RICOLWANG]

Good Video and Good Music ! Love Windows! Always playing, working and programming on Windows!

[@PG-xi9jc]

This is still my favourite windows history video to come back to, maybe its the music lol

[@TheLazza101]

Wow freakin nostalgia overload! So many memories of play 16-bit games on Windows 98 :D

[@Fa1led]

thanks for this video its really intresting to see old stuff :)

[@NickBouwhuis]

Our Windows teacher showed this in class. Got sentimental with the background music

[@kantagara]

It was recorded in 2007 windows 7 and windows 8 were not evdn planed back then ;) Excellent video m8

[@linkselandverrader]

Thanks for the tip. Now I am going to catch those people who didn't pay attention when they were at school.

[@WindowsGG]

how did everyone know back in the late 200s that there was a real windows 1.0 beta? ya'll gotta be tripping

[@TheMinecraftPoop123]

from windows 1.0 beta to windows server longhorn... makes me shed a tear...

[@Xermephos]

I so freaking miss Windows 95-98 when i was a kid... D: time is going too fast, god damnit.

[@TheAdamNation2ndChannel-ru3po]

I remember watching Microsoft Windows videos when I was a kid

[@lunaticzeroone]

gives me memories when i was like 5 and i would use windows XP, that was great how u could change themes, now we are thrown in the future into windows 8

[@DB-47]

I am running for 72 hours Windows 7 Ultimate, but I used to have Windows XP for 11 years, I still miss simplicity of Windows XP user interface and its MS-DOS application support.

[@robatologger2745]

Very insightful... brings back memories...

[@47thSaviorRegiment]

I still remember playing Solitaire and Minesweeper on my old Gateway Pentium 2 with Windows '98. Good Times.

[@syedahmed3656]

Windows 95,98, and XP are awesome, i love old computers

[@TheNorseCrow]

Christ almighty this was a trip down memory lane...bluescreens included.

[@MrMagichobo21]

There is just something magical about this installation song for xp and old versions of windows. too bad i'm only 12 and wasn't born to see these things.

[@SasidharKareti]

Amazing..! i don't know if Microsoft released these operating systems.......Thank you great work by the video uploader.....

[@azura.moon_555]

I remember having Windows 98, it's my favorite OS in the early years. I installed Windows 98 on my virtual computer.(actual was 2000s years). It was cool and the desktop is filled! Great story of Windows 98.

[@xXZorganStudioXx]

Good job, Bills Gate. The new versions are better than the old ones :)

[@sonicfan23]

The song is the Windows XP song that plays when you are setting up the OS for the first time.

[@45Sun1]

Perfect Video Buddy!!

[@Gladosisdahbest]

I remember playing with XP, i remember saying: "Damn, this is Amazing!" Now Windows 8 is here and WOW. Windows Went through a lot.

[@PikachuMiss]

Windows Longhorn is my favourite.... why it had never been released? Is there a place where the users can find this operative system? However, congratulations for the grat video. I love it.

[@Scudeyyy]

Never wanted to go to Mac about 4-5 years ago. But I've never looked back. Its in a different league to Microsoft. Going on a Microsoft computer at school (college) is like going on a primitive system.

[@jay_dmp]

i like how you put the "never released" versions :)

[@aldhinugraha]

give me back so much memories

[@Jonatas2367]

Fantastic Video!

[@TheMixedupstuff]

I agree. It was the Os when I was 5 years old. It gave a crash everyday.

[@YouGotJunkMail]

The first longhorn looked badass!

[@LongRangeBullet]

I remember my first computer, a big desktop running Windows 98, or maybe it was XP? I'm willing to bet it was 98. Then my second one, a very small netbook with no touchpad, only a small 'joystick' nub in the middle of the keyboard, running Windows 95. And now we have Windows 8. Oh, technology, will you never cease to amaze us?

[@LOLZpersonok]

My favorites are 2000, XP, and 7. I'm gonna miss the taskbar in Windows 8!

[@wonka8880]

some off the ones that were never released looks awesome, heck even on got a red screen of death. better than seeing so much blue.

[@Mii2626]

windows xp was a dramatic change, amazing its still used today

[@OutRoll]

windows xp was my first and favorite windows of all time i remember great times and awesome games!!!

[@MrFooFoo14]

A relic of my youth.

[@Pabloiznotmyname]

I never knew how much I loved windows until they revealed Windows 8 :'(

[@Adrianair747]

You forgot Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 but Good Video :)

[@iBooa123]

Everything looked the same 95-me. Then XP came along and changed everything. And now we have Windows 7, that blew everything away.

[@ShelLuser]

Nice video, but I would have been more impressed if you'd show actual working environments instead of a mere slideshow.

[@PPiter]

I watched this film 4 years ago and not yet removed ;D

[@MrFooFoo14]

I remember watching this in 2008-2009.

[@OTRFalcon]

omg, this brings back memories...

[@shawnyoung5960]

They had a concept one that was started then quickly dismissed. Microsoft knew it didn't fit their image and standard for a OS and it felt very odd. It was the Windows Works Edition. Apparently having the computer start and actually do something useful and do what you wanted it to interfered with the Windows experience which consists of when powered on it should get the same amount of work done, or less but not more, as if it were powered off.

[@THEMINECRFATDUDE]

4:13 windows Chicago was a test version of windows 95. Just thought you would like to know that. 7:33 Windows Neptune was a starter for windows xp which would soon become the most widely used os system in the entire world for more than 9 years. 7:49 Windows Whistler was another starter for windows xp. 9:12 Windows longhorn was a starter for windows vista but it failed at its job which was to let Microsoft find errors in the os system which didnt work out to well.

[@ShelLuser]

This is the default music which you get when finishing up the Windows XP installation.

[@ThePCsystems]

now windows 7 and windows 8 :) time time men nice video

[@Arwiiss]

Imagine being sent to the 90's with your laptop and smartphone....

[@SonicArena1]

the unreleased ones looked ace.

[@tomal28]

14 years after my first comment here, still amazes me :) oh, what a time passed!

[@JayrollLim]

Windows Bob looks like a computer game rather than an operating system lol XD

[@Wymiataczxp]

I was watching it 3 years ago :) I still remember it. It was on april. It was hot and i was listening sabaton and playing tribalwars - mmo game. So nice times :)

[@SuperWarioWorld285]

I wished Microsoft would continue the older and retired versions of Windows

[@OutRoll]

thumbs up for Windows xp ... and memories

[@konway17]

Window XP may be old but it will always be in my heart. Opps i for Windows 7

[@awittywon]

In my heaven, ALL vintage electronics will be popular again.

[@a122100s]

Very cool music.Where did you get it?

[@palakkadsreeram]

intel i7,8gb ram.windows xp 64 bit.runs like charm.mac book pro with retina display

[@TheMinecraftzx]

Wow Windows Longhorn Design look cool!

[@azura.moon_555]

If you have Windows XP, this music is called "Windows XP Installation Music", some may be reffered as Windows XP Secret Song. Located here: C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images\title.wma Keep at top of the page so anyone with Windows XP can see!

[@danlisleemengfong]

nice XP 1st start background music^^

[@danny_cookie]

True that. Windows 8 is like windows going from windows to no windows at all.

[@TheDivineRhythm]

What is the music? I love it o.o I will always have love for Windows 98, our first pc had it :))

[@skr4207]

microsoft whistler is the begining of the good quality comps :D

[@Saleenmaster1]

Microsoft bob was a good idea. Making a children friendly gui. My personal favourites are windows 1.0, xp and 7.

[@michasajdak2800]

Super

[@Microsoftultimatefan]

A lot of these versions that you say that weren't released, were released. They're codnames for other OSes. They're basically the beta versions of the OSes. Only beta testers got the versions.

[@theepicnor-secondchannel9431]

Yes i am! I remember using Windows 95 and XP. Good times ;)

[@markus031098]

Windows Chicago looks like it was ahead of its time.

[@Misterpacboy]

I know that I use a windows vista, but I have a windows xp too! Sadly, it does not work anymore. I saved every cd from windows 95 through xp to remember how much I liked using that computer.

[@Gladosisdahbest]

Yea, i know what you mean, because in 1995, we never saw this stuff, so it was very popular, now there's is so many versions, it was not as fun when people first saw this stuff.

[@0lvl]

Windows 95&98 :X reminds me of my childhood.

[@MGstaR17]

The music is cool. :)

[@rocketlander3]

Windows 7 is like an upgrade on Windows Vista, in my opinion. But Windows 7 and Windows XP are still the best OS's ever.

[@ThePolarBearProductions]

Windows Bob looks kinda cool!!!

[@Wymiataczxp]

WINDOWS 98 reminds me childhood. I was 6 when i had it. And i am proud that i am the onliest person in class whose first system wasnt xp but sth older :):)

[@Danielt104]

Holy shit. Things have changed MAJORLY in 20 years!

[@kovacsfeco]

Én a 3.1 Nt nél szálltam be a pc-k világába. Egy kis ízelítő mai fiataloknak .

[@MGstaR17]

Valóban egy remek videó, érdekes volt látni, hogyan fejlődik a technika. :D A legérdekesebb a Windows 1.0. beta és a Whislter volt, az utóbbi, mintha a 98, és az XP keveréke lenn.e Én am a 95-öt, 98-at, XP-t, 7-et és a 10-et ismerem. :)

[@charroually]

nice work

[@OneBiker98]

This is a song hidden in Windows XP. I don't know where it is but i like it

[@Arquero070]

Good Job

[@nopin7]

Longhorn looked epic.

[@kernel_data_inpage_error]

Windows XP, the never-crashing operating system

[@inf3321]

Windows Neptune actually was released on December 27, 1999

[@TheMinecraftzx]

Windows XP OS of everyone's childhood

[@sng_cell]

It's like going trough Aperture Science's History