Microsoft Windows has gone through many iterations over the years. We've rounded up some of its big moments from commercials to press events from 1993 to 2021. | CNET

Fun fact: Windows 1.0 was released to the world 39 years ago and got its name from the graphical boxes (or windows) it used to represent programs. What’s your favorite Microsoft Windows version and why? #ThrowbackTech | Microsoft

“40 Years Since Windows 1.0 — and We’re Still Opening New Windows” On this day in 1983, Microsoft introduced Windows 1.0 — a revolutionary step beyond the command line. It wasn’t flashy: 16-bit graphics, tiled windows, and a mouse people didn’t quite know how to use yet. But it marked a fundamental shift — from code to interface, from commands to clicks, from control to accessibility. Fast-forward 40 years and we’re at another interface revolution — AI as the new GUI. We no longer open programs,