<P> Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on November 10 , 1983 . Microsoft introduced Windows as a graphical user interface for MS - DOS , which had been introduced a couple of years earlier . In the 1990s , the product line evolved from an operating environment into a fully complete , modern operating system over two lines of development , each with their own separate codebase . </P>
<P> Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on November 10 , 1983 . Microsoft introduced Windows as a graphical user interface for MS - DOS , which had been introduced a couple of years earlier . In the 1990s , the product line evolved from an operating environment into a fully complete , modern operating system over two lines of development , each with their own separate codebase . </P>
when was the first version of microsoft windows released
when was the first version of microsoft windows released
November 10 , 1983
November 10 , 1983