Windows has come a long way – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Skip to main content
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
Posted
E
Youtube
Emma Roth
Windows has come a long way.

40 years ago today — on November 10th, 1983 — Bill Gates took the wraps off Windows 1.0, with the key features being tiled applications, dropdown menus, and a user-friendly interface. Microsoft didn’t officially start shipping Windows until 1985.

Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
Comments
Loading comments
Getting the conversation ready...

Most Popular

Most Popular
  1. The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border
  2. Marvel announces Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, a new Black Panther, and more
  3. Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead
  4. After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses
  5. Folding and flipping phones are getting seriously good

More in Windows

Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee adsMicrosoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads
LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up adsLG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads
Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAMEven Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM
Microsoft’s biggest ever patch Tuesday lets you hold off updating for longerMicrosoft’s biggest ever patch Tuesday lets you hold off updating for longer
Microsoft tests Windows Search without all the ads and fluffMicrosoft tests Windows Search without all the ads and fluff
Microsoft fixes storage-hogging Windows 11 folderMicrosoft fixes storage-hogging Windows 11 folder

Top Stories