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Microsoft Windows (often informally known as Windows or Win), is a line of graphical proprietary, closed-source operating systems developed by the Microsoft Corporation. Existing since 1985, Microsoft Windows, in its various editions, has grown to become one of the most popular computer operating systems globally, holding about seventy-five percent of the market share as of 2022.[1]
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[2], and Windows XP[2]; 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
- ↑ "Most Popular Operating Systems (OS) for Computers, Smartphones, Tablets etc". Tech 21 Century. Retrieved 2022-8-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Catalin Cimpanu (2020-09-30). "Windows XP leak confirmed after user compiles the leaked code into a working OS" ZDNet.