<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
is	O
a	O
consumer-oriented	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Windows	O
9x	O
family	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
9x	O
family	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
to	O
retail	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
almost	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
merged	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
formerly	O
separate	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
products	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
significant	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
in	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
and	O
in	O
its	O
simplified	O
"	O
plug-and-play	O
"	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
major	O
changes	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
moving	O
from	O
a	O
mainly	O
cooperatively	B-Operating_System
multitasked	I-Operating_System
16-bit	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
to	O
a	O
32-bit	O
preemptive	O
multitasking	O
architecture	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
when	O
running	O
only	O
32-bit	O
protected	O
mode	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accompanied	O
by	O
an	O
extensive	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
introduced	O
numerous	O
functions	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
later	O
Windows	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
continue	O
in	O
modern	O
variations	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
taskbar	O
,	O
notification	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Start	O
"	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
introduction	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
ended	O
mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
received	O
only	O
one	O
year	O
of	O
extended	O
support	O
,	O
ending	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
design	O
and	O
planning	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
around	O
March	O
1992	O
,	O
just	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
3.11	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.1	I-Device
were	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
strategy	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
,	O
high-end	O
OS	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	O
NT	O
,	O
namely	O
,	O
Cairo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
low-end	O
,	O
consumer-focused	O
one	O
as	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
strategy	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
32-bit	O
underlying	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
and	O
filesystem	O
with	O
32-bit	O
protect	O
mode	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
in	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
3.11	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Chicago.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cairo	B-Application
would	O
be	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
next-generation	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
Windows	O
NT	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
an	O
object-based	O
file	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
shipped	O
before	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cairo	B-Application
would	O
never	O
be	O
shipped	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
although	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Cairo	B-Application
project	O
eventually	O
shipped	O
in	O
Windows	O
NT	O
4.0	O
in	O
late	O
July	O
1996	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
object-based	O
file	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
evolve	O
into	O
WinFS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneously	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
'	O
s	O
release	O
,	O
IBM	O
started	O
shipping	O
OS/2	O
2.0	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
thoughts	O
were	O
there	O
might	O
be	O
two	O
products	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
7	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
just	O
be	O
the	O
underlying	O
OS	O
,	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
3.11	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
mode	O
OS	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fully	O
integrated	O
graphical	O
Windows	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
soon	O
into	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
7	O
was	O
abandoned	O
and	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
develop	O
only	O
an	O
integrated	O
graphical	O
OS	O
Windows	O
"	O
Chicago.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
's	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
had	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
Preview	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
US	O
$19.95	O
/	O
£19.95	O
,	O
users	O
would	O
receive	O
several	O
3.5-inch	O
floppy	O
disks	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
install	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
either	O
as	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
or	O
as	O
a	O
fresh	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Participants	O
were	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
free	O
preview	O
of	O
The	O
Microsoft	O
Network	O
(	O
MSN	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
service	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
preview	O
versions	O
expired	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
purchase	O
their	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
maximally	O
compatible	O
with	O
existing	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
16-bit	B-Library
Windows	I-Library
programs	O
and	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
while	O
offering	O
a	O
more	O
stable	O
and	O
better	O
performing	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
architecture	O
is	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
 '	O
386	B-General_Concept
enhanced	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Configuration	O
Manager	O
(	O
CONFIGMG	O
)	O
Responsible	O
for	O
implementing	O
Plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
Play	I-Device
functionality	O
;	O
monitoring	O
hardware	O
configuration	O
changes	O
;	O
detecting	O
devices	O
using	O
bus	O
enumerators	O
;	O
and	O
allocating	O
I/O	B-Architecture
ports	I-Architecture
,	O
IRQs	B-General_Concept
,	O
DMA	O
channels	O
and	O
memory	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
conflict-free	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
FAT12	B-Application
,	O
FAT16	B-Application
,	O
the	O
VFAT	B-Application
extension	O
,	O
ISO	B-Application
9660	I-Application
(	O
CDFS	O
)	O
,	O
Joliet	O
and	O
network	B-Operating_System
redirectors	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
later	O
releases	O
supporting	O
FAT32	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
physical	O
media	O
has	O
its	O
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
:	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
disk	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
a	O
port	O
driver	O
,	O
while	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
device	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
miniport	B-Device
driver	O
working	O
atop	O
the	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Port	O
and	O
Miniport	B-Device
drivers	B-Application
perform	O
I/O	O
operations	O
in	O
32-bit	O
protected	O
mode	O
,	O
bypassing	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
significantly	O
improving	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
case	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
native	O
Windows	O
driver	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
storage	O
device	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
a	O
device	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
compatibility	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
Real	O
Mode	O
Mapper	O
can	O
access	O
it	O
through	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
32-bit	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
programs	O
are	O
assigned	O
their	O
memory	B-General_Concept
segments	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
adjusted	O
to	O
any	O
desired	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	B-General_Concept
areas	O
outside	O
the	O
segment	O
cannot	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
a	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Win32	B-Library
API	I-Library
is	O
implemented	O
by	O
three	O
modules	O
,	O
each	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
and	O
a	O
32-bit	O
component	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
KernelProvides	O
high-level	O
access	O
to	O
memory	B-General_Concept
and	O
process	B-Operating_System
management	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UserResponsible	O
for	O
managing	O
and	O
drawing	O
the	O
various	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
components	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
windows	O
,	O
menus	O
and	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	B-Operating_System
Device	I-Operating_System
Interface	I-Operating_System
(	O
GDI	O
)	O
Responsible	O
for	O
drawing	O
graphics	O
in	O
a	O
device-independent	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
end-users	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
an	O
underlying	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
loading	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
boot	O
the	O
system	O
into	O
a	O
real-mode	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
inserting	O
command.com	B-Operating_System
into	O
the	O
autoexec.bat	O
file	O
or	O
changing	O
the	O
BootGUI	O
variable	O
in	O
the	O
MSDOS.SYS	O
file	O
to	O
0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sparked	O
debate	O
amongst	O
users	O
and	O
professionals	O
regarding	O
the	O
extent	O
to	O
which	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
is	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
or	O
merely	O
a	O
graphical	O
shell	B-Application
running	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
started	O
,	O
the	O
virtual	O
machine	O
manager	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
filesystem-related	O
and	O
disk-related	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MS-DOS	B-Application
itself	O
is	O
demoted	O
to	O
a	O
compatibility	O
layer	O
for	O
16-bit	B-Device
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contrasts	O
with	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
which	O
rely	O
on	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
file	O
and	O
disk	O
access	O
(	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
3.11	O
could	O
also	O
largely	O
bypass	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
when	O
32-bit	B-Device
file	I-Device
access	I-Device
and	O
32-bit	O
disk	O
access	O
were	O
enabled	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeping	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
memory	B-General_Concept
allows	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
to	O
use	O
DOS	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
when	O
suitable	O
Windows	O
drivers	B-Application
are	O
unavailable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
all	O
16-bit	B-Library
Windows	I-Library
3.x	O
drivers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Windows	O
3.x	O
,	O
DOS	O
programs	O
running	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
do	O
not	O
need	O
DOS	O
drivers	B-Application
for	O
the	O
mouse	O
,	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
and	O
sound	O
card	O
;	O
Windows	O
drivers	B-Application
are	O
used	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HIMEM.SYS	O
is	O
still	O
required	O
to	O
boot	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EMM386	B-Device
and	O
other	O
memory	B-General_Concept
managers	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
are	O
only	O
used	O
by	O
DOS	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
CONFIG.SYS	B-Device
and	O
AUTOEXEC.BAT	O
settings	O
(	O
aside	O
from	O
HIMEM.SYS	O
)	O
do	O
not	O
affect	O
Windows	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOS	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
executed	O
on	O
Windows	O
3.x	O
,	O
can	O
run	O
inside	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
(	O
games	O
tended	O
to	O
lock	O
up	O
Windows	O
3.x	O
or	O
cause	O
other	O
problems	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Windows	O
3.x	O
,	O
DOS	O
programs	O
that	O
use	O
EGA	B-Device
or	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
modes	O
run	O
in	O
windowed	O
mode	O
(	O
CGA	B-Device
and	O
text	B-Application
mode	I-Application
programs	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
startup	O
,	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
component	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
responds	O
to	O
a	O
pressed	O
key	O
by	O
temporarily	O
pausing	O
the	O
default	O
boot	O
process	O
and	O
presenting	O
the	O
DOS	O
boot	O
options	O
menu	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
continue	O
starting	O
Windows	O
normally	O
,	O
start	O
Windows	O
in	O
safe	B-Operating_System
mode	I-Operating_System
or	O
exit	O
to	O
the	O
DOS	B-Operating_System
prompt	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
32-bit	O
support	O
and	O
DOS	O
drivers	B-Application
must	O
be	O
loaded	O
for	O
mice	O
and	O
other	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
consequence	O
of	O
DOS	O
compatibility	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
has	O
to	O
keep	O
internal	O
DOS	O
data	O
structures	O
synchronized	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
starting	O
a	O
program	O
,	O
even	O
a	O
native	O
32-bit	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
program	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
momentarily	O
executes	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
data	O
structure	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Program	O
Segment	O
Prefix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
even	O
possible	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
to	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
conventional	B-Device
memory	I-Device
while	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
preventing	O
the	O
program	O
from	O
launching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
3.x	O
allocated	O
fixed	O
segments	O
in	O
conventional	B-Device
memory	I-Device
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
partially	O
removed	O
support	O
for	O
File	B-Operating_System
Control	I-Operating_System
Blocks	I-Operating_System
(	O
an	O
API	O
hold-over	O
of	O
DOS	O
1.x	O
and	O
CP/M	B-Application
)	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR2	O
(	O
OEM	O
Service	O
Release	O
2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FCB	O
functions	O
can	O
read	O
FAT32	B-Application
volumes	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
write	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
redesigned	O
shell	B-Application
based	O
around	O
a	O
desktop	B-Application
metaphor	I-Application
;	O
File	O
shortcuts	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
shell	B-Application
links	O
)	O
were	O
introduced	O
and	O
the	O
desktop	O
was	O
re-purposed	O
to	O
hold	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
applications	O
,	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
the	O
desktop	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
icons	O
of	O
running	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
the	O
currently	O
running	O
applications	O
were	O
displayed	O
as	O
buttons	O
on	O
a	O
taskbar	O
across	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Start	O
menu	O
,	O
invoked	O
by	O
clicking	O
the	O
"	O
Start	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
taskbar	O
or	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
means	O
of	O
launching	O
applications	O
or	O
opening	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
File	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
program	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Explorer-based	O
Control	O
Panel	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
special	B-General_Concept
folders	I-General_Concept
were	O
added	O
such	O
as	O
My	B-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
,	O
Dial-Up	O
Networking	O
,	O
Recycle	O
Bin	O
,	O
Network	O
Neighborhood	O
,	O
My	O
Documents	O
,	O
Recent	O
documents	O
,	O
Fonts	O
,	O
Printers	O
,	O
and	O
My	B-Application
Briefcase	I-Application
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
looked	O
dramatically	O
different	O
from	O
prior	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
design	O
language	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
special	O
name	O
like	O
Metro	O
,	O
Aqua	B-Application
or	O
Material	B-Application
Design	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
it	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
new	O
shell	B-Application
"	O
and	O
later	O
simply	O
"	O
the	O
shell	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subproject	O
within	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
new	O
shell	B-Application
was	O
internally	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Stimpy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
designers	O
Mark	O
Malamud	O
and	O
Erik	O
Gavriluk	O
approached	O
Brian	O
Eno	O
to	O
compose	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
the	O
six-second	O
start-up	O
music-sound	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
The	O
Microsoft	O
Sound	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
startup	O
sound	O
in	O
May	O
1995	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
May	O
Test	O
Release	O
build	O
468	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
NT	O
4.0	O
,	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
came	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Update	O
,	O
which	O
modified	O
the	O
shell	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
several	O
additional	O
updates	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
a	O
Quick	O
Launch	O
toolbar	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
integrated	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Active	O
Desktop	O
(	O
which	O
allowed	O
Internet	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
desktop	O
,	O
taskbar	O
,	O
Start	O
menu	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
file	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
remained	O
fundamentally	O
unchanged	O
on	O
future	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
included	O
support	O
for	O
255-character	O
mixed-case	O
long	O
filenames	O
and	O
preemptively	B-Operating_System
multitasked	O
protected-mode	O
32-bit	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16-bit	B-Device
processes	O
were	O
still	O
co-operatively	O
multitasked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
tried	O
to	O
automate	O
device	O
detection	O
and	O
configuration	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
still	O
fall	O
back	O
to	O
manual	O
settings	O
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
initial	O
install	O
process	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
automatically	O
detect	O
all	O
devices	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
Device	O
Manager	O
to	O
indicate	O
which	O
devices	O
were	O
working	O
optimally	O
with	O
correct	O
drivers	B-Application
and	O
configuration	O
and	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
override	O
automatic	O
Plug	O
and	O
Play-based	O
driver	O
installation	O
with	O
manual	O
options	O
or	O
give	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
several	O
semi-automatic	O
configurations	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
free	O
up	O
resources	O
for	O
devices	O
that	O
still	O
needed	O
manual	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
32-bit	B-Device
File	I-Device
Access	I-Device
is	O
necessary	O
for	O
the	O
long	O
file	O
names	O
feature	O
introduced	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
VFAT	B-Application
file	O
system	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
both	O
Windows	O
programs	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
programs	O
started	O
from	O
Windows	O
(	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
adapted	O
slightly	O
,	O
since	O
accessing	O
long	O
file	O
names	O
requires	O
using	O
larger	O
pathname	B-Application
buffers	B-General_Concept
and	O
hence	O
different	O
system	B-Operating_System
calls	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competing	O
DOS-compatible	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
released	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
cannot	O
see	O
these	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
automatic	O
upgrade	O
of	O
an	O
older	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
system	O
,	O
DOS	O
and	O
third-party	O
disk	O
utilities	O
which	O
can	O
destroy	O
long	O
file	O
names	O
are	O
identified	O
and	O
made	O
unavailable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
is	O
started	O
in	O
DOS	O
mode	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
case	O
the	O
need	O
arises	O
to	O
depend	O
on	O
disk	O
utilities	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
recognize	O
long	O
file	O
names	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
6	O
.	O
x	O
's	O
defrag	O
utility	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
called	O
LFNBACK	O
for	O
backup	O
and	O
restoration	O
of	O
long	O
file	O
names	O
is	O
provided	O
on	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
its	O
\ADMIN\APPTOOLS\LFNBACK	O
directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
followed	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
3.11	O
with	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
older	O
,	O
16-bit	B-Device
x86	B-Operating_System
processors	O
,	O
thus	O
requiring	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80386	I-General_Concept
(	O
or	O
compatible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
OS	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
is	O
32-bit	O
,	O
much	O
code	O
(	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
)	O
remained	O
16-bit	B-Device
for	O
performance	O
reasons	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
development	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
32-bit	B-Device
file	I-Device
access	I-Device
in	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
3.11	O
meant	O
that	O
16-bit	B-Device
real	O
mode	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
is	O
not	O
used	O
for	O
managing	O
the	O
files	O
while	O
Windows	O
is	O
running	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
earlier	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
32-bit	O
disk	O
access	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
PC	B-Operating_System
BIOS	I-Operating_System
is	O
often	O
no	O
longer	O
used	O
for	O
managing	O
hard	O
disks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOS	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
running	O
old-style	O
drivers	B-Application
for	O
compatibility	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
discourages	O
using	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
prevents	O
proper	O
multitasking	O
and	O
impairs	O
system	O
stability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
Panel	O
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
see	O
which	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
components	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
system	O
;	O
optimal	O
performance	O
is	O
achieved	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
bypassed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
uses	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
style	O
real-mode	O
drivers	B-Application
in	O
Safe	B-Operating_System
Mode	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
exists	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
fix	O
problems	O
relating	O
to	O
loading	O
native	O
,	O
protected-mode	O
drivers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OEM	O
Service	O
Releases	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
introduced	O
support	O
in	O
Windows	O
for	O
several	O
core	O
new	O
technologies	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
web	O
browser	O
,	O
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
compression	O
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
,	O
FAT32	B-Application
file	O
system	O
support	O
,	O
UltraDMA	O
mode	O
for	O
disk	O
drives	O
,	O
Universal	B-Protocol
Serial	I-Protocol
Bus	I-Protocol
,	O
IEEE	B-Protocol
1394	I-Protocol
(	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
Accelerated	B-Architecture
Graphics	I-Architecture
Port	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
introduced	O
computer	O
accessibility	O
features	O
like	O
Sticky	B-Device
keys	I-Device
,	O
FilterKeys	O
,	O
ToggleKeys	O
,	O
Mouse	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Active	O
Accessibility	O
API	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
system	O
requirements	O
were	O
an	O
Intel	O
386DX	B-General_Concept
CPU	O
of	O
any	O
speed	O
,	O
4MB	O
of	O
system	O
RAM	O
and	O
50	O
–	O
55MB	O
of	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
depending	O
on	O
features	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
minimal	O
claims	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
maximize	O
the	O
available	O
market	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
migrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
configuration	O
would	O
rely	O
heavily	O
on	O
virtual	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
and	O
was	O
only	O
optimal	O
for	O
productive	O
use	O
on	O
single-tasking	O
dedicated	O
workstations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
on	O
a	O
386	B-General_Concept
SX	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
even	O
less	O
acceptable	O
performance	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
16-bit	B-Device
external	O
data	O
bus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
optimal	O
performance	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
recommended	O
an	O
i486	B-General_Concept
or	O
compatible	O
CPU	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
8MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
may	O
fail	O
to	O
boot	O
on	O
computers	O
with	O
a	O
processor	O
faster	O
than	O
2.1GHz	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
approximately	O
480MB	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
such	O
a	O
case	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
file	O
cache	O
size	O
or	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
video	O
memory	B-General_Concept
can	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
copies	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
were	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
but	O
a	O
-inch	O
floppy	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
older	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
floppy	O
disk	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
came	O
on	O
13	O
DMF	B-Device
formatted	O
floppy	O
disks	O
,	O
while	O
OSR	O
2.1	O
doubled	O
the	O
floppy	O
count	O
to	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
exclude	O
additional	O
software	O
that	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
might	O
have	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
floppy	O
disks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Update	O
and	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
still	O
be	O
directly	O
upgraded	O
by	O
either	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Professional	O
or	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
7.0	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
8.0a	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2001	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
last	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
originally	O
shipped	O
without	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
default	O
network	O
installation	O
did	O
not	O
install	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
network	O
protocol	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
1.0	O
was	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
add-on	O
pack	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Plus	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
pack	O
did	O
not	O
reach	O
as	O
many	O
retail	O
consumers	O
as	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
itself	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
mainly	O
advertised	O
for	O
its	O
non-Internet-related	O
add-ons	O
such	O
as	O
themes	B-Application
and	O
better	O
disk	O
compression	O
)	O
but	O
was	O
usually	O
included	O
in	O
pre-installed	B-Application
(	O
OEM	O
)	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
web	O
was	O
being	O
browsed	O
mainly	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
early	O
web	O
browsers	O
such	O
as	O
NCSA	B-Application
Mosaic	I-Application
and	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
(	O
promoted	O
by-products	O
such	O
as	O
IBox	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OEM	O
Service	O
Release	O
1	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	O
to	O
include	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
(	O
version	O
2.0	B-Protocol
)	O
with	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OEM	O
Service	O
Release	O
2	O
included	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installation	O
of	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
(	O
or	O
the	O
OSR2.5	O
version	O
preinstalled	B-Application
on	O
a	O
computer	O
)	O
gave	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
Active	O
Desktop	O
and	O
browser	O
integration	O
into	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
OEM	O
Service	O
Release	O
2.5	O
(	O
version	O
4.00.950C	O
)	O
,	O
includes	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
installs	O
it	O
after	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
's	O
initial	O
setup	O
and	O
first	O
boot	O
are	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
NT	O
4.0	O
users	O
could	O
first	O
install	O
IE	B-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
with	O
the	O
desktop	O
update	O
before	O
installing	O
a	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
is	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
with	I-Protocol
SP2	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
dial-up	O
online	O
service	O
called	O
The	O
Microsoft	O
Network	O
(	O
MSN	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
release	O
included	O
a	O
commercial	O
featuring	O
The	O
Rolling	O
Stones	O
 '	O
1981	O
single	O
"	O
Start	O
Me	O
Up	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Start	O
button	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
widely	O
reported	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
paid	O
the	O
Rolling	O
Stones	O
between	O
US$8	O
and	O
US$14	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
advertising	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
30-minute	O
promotional	O
video	O
,	O
labeled	O
a	O
"	O
cyber	O
sitcom	O
,	O
"	O
featuring	O
Jennifer	O
Aniston	O
and	O
Matthew	O
Perry	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
included	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
Fun	O
Stuff	O
"	O
items	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
,	O
including	O
music	O
videos	O
of	O
Edie	O
Brickell	O
's	O
"	O
Good	O
Times	O
"	O
and	O
Weezer	O
's	O
"	O
Buddy	O
Holly	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
1995	O
film	O
Rob	O
Roy	O
and	O
the	O
computer	O
game	O
Hover	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
International	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
used	O
desktop	B-General_Concept
OS	I-General_Concept
with	O
57.4	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
marketshare	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
successor	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
coming	O
in	O
second	O
at	O
17.2	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
also	O
still	O
sold	O
more	O
non-OEM	O
copies	O
to	O
large	O
customers	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
which	O
analysts	O
attributed	O
to	O
large	O
companies	O
opting	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
editions	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
pack	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
several	O
optional	O
components	O
for	O
high-end	O
multimedia	O
PCs	O
,	O
including	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
and	O
additional	O
themes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
service	O
pack	O
mainly	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
new	O
hardware	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
support	O
for	O
hard	O
drives	O
larger	O
than	O
2	O
GB	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
FAT32	B-Application
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
third	O
service	O
pack	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
two	O
smaller	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
Supplement	O
(	O
OSR	O
2.1	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Update	O
(	O
OSR	O
2.5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OSR	O
2.5	O
was	O
notable	O
for	O
featuring	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
integrating	O
it	O
with	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4.0	I-Protocol
—	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
looks	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
featured	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
Code	O
name	O
Release	O
date	O
Version	O
Software	O
components	O
Hardware	O
support	O
System	O
properties	O
System	O
files	O
Timestamp	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
DriveSpace	B-General_Concept
OpenGL	B-Application
DirectX	B-Application
FAT32	B-Application
Infrared	O
UDMA	O
IRQ	B-General_Concept
steering	O
USB	B-Protocol
IEEE	B-Protocol
1394	I-Protocol
AGP	B-Architecture
MMX	B-Architecture
Alt	O
URL	O
P6	B-Device
Alt	O
URL	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
(	O
retail	O
and	O
OEM	O
)	O
Chicago	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
4.00.950	O
4.00.950	O
1995-07-11	O
09:50:00	O
7.0	O
1.0	O
OEM	O
only	O
2rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
5	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
5	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
4	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
ended	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
obsolete	O
"	O
product	O
per	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Lifecycle	O
Policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
have	O
since	O
become	O
key	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
and	O
the	O
taskbar	O
,	O
originated	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
MacDonald	O
,	O
a	O
Gartner	O
analyst	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
"	O
was	O
a	O
quantum	O
leap	O
in	O
difference	O
in	O
technological	O
capability	O
and	O
stability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ina	O
Fried	O
of	O
CNET	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
finally	O
ushered	O
off	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
fixture	O
on	O
computer	O
desktops	O
around	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
has	O
ended	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
has	O
occasionally	O
remained	O
in	O
use	O
on	O
legacy	B-Device
systems	I-Device
for	O
various	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
some	O
video	O
game	O
enthusiasts	O
choose	O
to	O
use	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
for	O
their	O
legacy	B-Device
system	I-Device
to	O
play	O
old	O
DOS	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
implemented	O
into	O
a	O
web-based	O
DOSBox	B-Application
emulator	O
around	O
early	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
