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DEVICE DRIVER MODEL USED IN MICROSOFT WINDOWS/386
Vxd; VXD; .386; .vxd
Windows
![Versions before Windows 95 had to be installed from [[floppy disk]]s by end users (or in professional environments with a network installation), here Windows for Workgroups with nine 3.5-inch-disks to be inserted sequentially.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 mit 9 Setup HD-Disketten.jpg?width=200 "Versions before Windows 95 had to be installed from [[floppy disk]]s by end users (or in professional environments with a network installation), here Windows for Workgroups with nine 3.5-inch-disks to be inserted sequentially.")
![[[Windows 3.0]], released in 1990](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Windows 3.0 workspace.png?width=200 "[[Windows 3.0]], released in 1990")
.svg?width=200 "Windows logo, 1995")
FAMILY OF COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY MICROSOFT
Windows; Windows operating system; Microsoft windows; Windows (operating system); MS Windows; MS-Windows; Freedows OS; Alliance OS; MSWindows; MSWin; Ms windows; Windows OS; Windows (OS); 32-bit Windows; PC Windows; Windows (Operating system); Windows Applications; Windows the operating system; Windows computers; Windows os; Microsoft windows os; Microsoft windows operating system; MsWindows; Windwos; Apptimum; WINDOWS; Windows (Operating System); Windows PC; MICROSOFT WINDOWS; Widnows; Windows®; Mswin; Windows Microsoft; Windows Operating System; Security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows; Draft:Windowss; Security features of Microsoft Windows; Windows 365; Windows-like; Version control systems for Microsoft Windows; Timeline of Microsoft Windows releases; Alternative implementations of Microsoft Windows
<operating system> See Microsoft Windows, Windows NT.
(1997-11-23)
MS-Windows
FAMILY OF COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY MICROSOFT
Windows; Windows operating system; Microsoft windows; Windows (operating system); MS Windows; MS-Windows; Freedows OS; Alliance OS; MSWindows; MSWin; Ms windows; Windows OS; Windows (OS); 32-bit Windows; PC Windows; Windows (Operating system); Windows Applications; Windows the operating system; Windows computers; Windows os; Microsoft windows os; Microsoft windows operating system; MsWindows; Windwos; Apptimum; WINDOWS; Windows (Operating System); Windows PC; MICROSOFT WINDOWS; Widnows; Windows®; Mswin; Windows Microsoft; Windows Operating System; Security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows; Draft:Windowss; Security features of Microsoft Windows; Windows 365; Windows-like; Version control systems for Microsoft Windows; Timeline of Microsoft Windows releases; Alternative implementations of Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
FAMILY OF COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY MICROSOFT
Windows; Windows operating system; Microsoft windows; Windows (operating system); MS Windows; MS-Windows; Freedows OS; Alliance OS; MSWindows; MSWin; Ms windows; Windows OS; Windows (OS); 32-bit Windows; PC Windows; Windows (Operating system); Windows Applications; Windows the operating system; Windows computers; Windows os; Microsoft windows os; Microsoft windows operating system; MsWindows; Windwos; Apptimum; WINDOWS; Windows (Operating System); Windows PC; MICROSOFT WINDOWS; Widnows; Windows®; Mswin; Windows Microsoft; Windows Operating System; Security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows; Draft:Windowss; Security features of Microsoft Windows; Windows 365; Windows-like; Version control systems for Microsoft Windows; Timeline of Microsoft Windows releases; Alternative implementations of Microsoft Windows
<operating system> Microsoft's proprietary window system
and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top
of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence
"Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available
then.
The 1996 market share of operating systems was:
DOS/Windows 70%
Windows 95 15%
Windows NT 2%
Other 13%
[Current shares? ]
The version history goes something like: 1985 Windows 1,
1987 Windows 2, 1987 Windows/386, 1990 Windows 3.0, 1992
Windows 3.1, 1992 Windows for Workgroups 3.1, 1993
Windows 3.11, 1993 Windows for Workgroups 3.11, 1993
Windows NT 3.1, 1994 Windows NT 3.5, 1995 Windows 95,
199? Windows NT 4, 1998 Windows 98, ? Windows NT 5.
Usenet newsgroups:
news:comp.os.ms-windows.comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.comp.os.ms-windows.announce,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win3x,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.mail,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.news,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.ras,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.win95,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.admin.networking,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.announce,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.pre-release,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.backoffice,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.compatibility,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.nt.software.services,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.pre-release,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.nt.kernel-mode,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.ole,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.winsock,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxd,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win3x,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.video,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,
news:comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup,
news:comp.binaries.ms-windows.
(1998-10-15)
Wikipedia
VxD
VxD is the device driver model used in Microsoft Windows/386 2.x, the 386 enhanced mode of Windows 3.x, Windows 9x, and to some extent also by the Novell DOS 7, OpenDOS 7.01, and DR-DOS 7.02 (and higher) multitasker (TASKMGR). VxDs have access to the memory of the kernel and all running processes, as well as raw access to the hardware. Starting with Windows 98, Windows Driver Model was the recommended driver model to write drivers for, with the VxD driver model still being supported for backward compatibility, until Windows Me.
