Microsoft Windows

family of computer operating systems developed by Microsoft
class proprietary_operating_system Q1406
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Microsoft Windows

Summary

Microsoft Windows is a proprietary operating system[1]. It draws 21,736 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary_operating_system category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Microsoft Windows's instance of is recorded as proprietary operating system[3].
  • Microsoft Windows's instance of is recorded as computing platform[4].
  • Microsoft Windows's instance of is recorded as brand[5].
  • Microsoft Windows's instance of is recorded as software series[6].
  • window is named after Microsoft Windows[7].
  • Microsoft Windows followed Q47604[8].
  • Microsoft Windows's developer is recorded as Microsoft[9].
  • Microsoft Windows's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[10].
  • Microsoft Windows's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • Microsoft Windows's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[12].
  • Microsoft Windows's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[13].
  • Microsoft Windows is a type of operating system[14].
  • Microsoft Windows is a type of computing platform[15].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.17133[16].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.17134.112[17].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.17134.228[18].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.17763.316[19].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.18343.1[20].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.18841.1000[21].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.18362.30[22].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.18865.1000[23].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.20215.1000[24].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.19041.508[25].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.22000.556[26].
  • Microsoft Windows's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.22567.200[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Microsoft Windows include Winux[28], a Linux distribution[29] and Windows 93[30], a website[31].

Why It Matters

Microsoft Windows draws 21,736 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary_operating_system category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Winux[28], a Linux distribution[29] and Windows 93[30], a website[31].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . windowscentral.com. windowscentral.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Microsoft. support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . support.microsoft.com. support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . blogs.windows.com. blogs.windows.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . blogs.windows.com. Retrieved . blogs.windows.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . blogs.windows.com. Retrieved . blogs.windows.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . blogs.windows.com. blogs.windows.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . blogs.windows.com. blogs.windows.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . blogs.windows.com. blogs.windows.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . support.microsoft.com. support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . support.microsoft.com. support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Piotr Osada · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810534689705606
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7293]]: 9810534689705606"
  2. 8w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.thecollectionbook.info/windows/all
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Windows, migrated to ‎[[P:P14350|P14350]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/752f6a15b80|details]])"
  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 7270
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14350]]: 7270, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297029211|Microsoft Windows (#297029211)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Consumer Rights"
  4. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4Z6eYb
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Danbooru tag → microsoft_windows
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13236]]: microsoft_windows, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/181686052|microsoft windows (#181686052)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6642|Dan"
  6. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → microsoft-windows-computer-operating-system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: microsoft-windows-computer-operating-system, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289942914|microsoft windows computer operating system (#289942"
  7. 15w ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chess programming wiki id → Windows
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11768]]: Windows, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293507214|Windows (#293507214)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8017|Chess Programming Wiki "
  8. 15w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001605-Microsoft-Windows-operacni-system
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0001605-Microsoft-Windows-operacni-system, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  9. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → Microsoft+Windows
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||en, ja, de, vi, ru, ms, pl, bar, mul, ro, cs, zh-hant */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul; split multiple reference URLs;"
  10. 16w ago · Riki · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 10.0.17133, 10.0.17134.112, 10.0.17134.228 +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 10.0.28000.2179"
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