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'''Microsoft Windows''', often abbreviated as Windows, is a line of graphical [[proprietary]], closed-source operating systems developed by the [[Microsoft Corporation]]. | '''Microsoft Windows''', often abbreviated as Windows, is a line of graphical [[proprietary]], closed-source operating systems developed by the [[Microsoft Corporation]]. | ||
= History = | == History == | ||
Prior to the development of Windows 2000, Microsoft used MS-DOS as the kernel in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME. | Prior to the development of Windows 2000, Microsoft used MS-DOS as the kernel in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME. | ||
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Microsoft Windows NT replaced the MS/DOS kernel in Windows 2000 and newer operating systems. | Microsoft Windows NT replaced the MS/DOS kernel in Windows 2000 and newer operating systems. | ||
==Source Code Leak== | ===Source Code Leak=== | ||
The source code of MS-DOS 3.3, MS-DOS 6, Windows NT 3.5 & 5, Windows CE 6 & 7, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003<ref name=":windows_xp_leak_confirmed">{{News citation|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-leak-confirmed-after-user-compiles-the-leaked-code-into-a-working-os/|title=Windows XP leak confirmed after user compiles the leaked code into a working OS|author=Catalin Cimpanu|newspaper=ZDNet|date=2020-09-30}}</ref>, and Windows XP<ref name=":windows_xp_leak_confirmed"/>; were leaked on September 26, 2020. | The source code of MS-DOS 3.3, MS-DOS 6, Windows NT 3.5 & 5, Windows CE 6 & 7, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003<ref name=":windows_xp_leak_confirmed">{{News citation|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-leak-confirmed-after-user-compiles-the-leaked-code-into-a-working-os/|title=Windows XP leak confirmed after user compiles the leaked code into a working OS|author=Catalin Cimpanu|newspaper=ZDNet|date=2020-09-30}}</ref>, and Windows XP<ref name=":windows_xp_leak_confirmed"/>; were leaked on September 26, 2020. | ||
=Controversies= | ==Controversies== | ||
==Forced automatic updates== | ===Forced automatic updates=== | ||
Microsoft implemented automatic updates that cannot be disabled in Windows 10. | Microsoft implemented automatic updates that cannot be disabled in Windows 10. | ||
==Backdoors== | ===Backdoors=== | ||
<code>_NSAKEY</code> is a variable that stores a PGP signature used for encryption in [[Windows NT]]. There is eponymous suspicious that Windows NT has a backdoor usable by the [[National Security Agency]]. | <code>_NSAKEY</code> is a variable that stores a PGP signature used for encryption in [[Windows NT]]. There is eponymous suspicious that Windows NT has a backdoor usable by the [[National Security Agency]]. | ||
= References = | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 6 August 2022
Microsoft Windows, often abbreviated as Windows, is a line of graphical proprietary, closed-source operating systems developed by the Microsoft Corporation.
History
Prior to the development of Windows 2000, Microsoft used MS-DOS as the kernel in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME.
Microsoft Windows NT replaced the MS/DOS kernel in Windows 2000 and newer operating systems.
Source Code Leak
The source code of MS-DOS 3.3, MS-DOS 6, Windows NT 3.5 & 5, Windows CE 6 & 7, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003[1], and Windows XP[1]; were leaked on September 26, 2020.
Controversies
Forced automatic updates
Microsoft implemented automatic updates that cannot be disabled in Windows 10.
Backdoors
_NSAKEY is a variable that stores a PGP signature used for encryption in Windows NT. There is eponymous suspicious that Windows NT has a backdoor usable by the National Security Agency.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catalin Cimpanu (2020-09-30). "Windows XP leak confirmed after user compiles the leaked code into a working OS" ZDNet.