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layout: page
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title: Microsoft Windows 95 (First Retail Release)
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permalink: /disks/pcx86/windows/win95/4.00.950/
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redirect_from:
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- /disks/pc/windows/win95/4.00.950/
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machines:
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- type: pcx86
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id: deskpro386
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state: deskpro386.json
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config: /devices/pcx86/machine/compaq/deskpro386/vga/4096kb/machine.xml
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drives: '[{name:"68Mb Hard Disk",type:4,path:"http://archive.pcjs.org/disks/pcx86/fixed/68mb/win95.json"}]'
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autoMount: ''
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---
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Microsoft Windows 95 (First Retail Release)
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Windows 95 was the successor to Windows 3.1 and included a number of important new features:
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* Support for 32-bit Windows applications
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* Long mixed-case filenames (up to 255 characters)
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* GUI improvements (e.g., Explorer, **Start** button, Taskbar, shortcuts)
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It was also first version of Windows that *required* an 80386 CPU (preferably a D-stepping or later).
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Windows 95 was released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995 and went on sale at midnight on August 24, 1995.
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It is shown running below, following a "Compact Installation" on a 68Mb hard disk. Before the machine can
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start, it must download the disk image, which may take a minute or two, depending on the speed of your
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internet connection. You can also run Windows 95 with the [PCjs Debugger](debugger/).
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More information about this Windows 95 demo is available in the [PCjs Blog](/blog/2015/09/21/).
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{% include machine.html id="deskpro386" %}
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