Microsoft Windows kana inozivikanwa zviri naniseWindows imhuri yeanoshanda masisitimu akagadzirwa neMicrosoft, achishandisa graphical mushandisi interface (GUI).Template:One sourceTemplate:RefimproveTemplate:RedirectTemplate:Infobox OS (GUI).Iyo Windows inoshanda sisitimu yakashanduka kubva kuMS-DOS, inoshanda sisitimu yaive yemavara-modhi uyeyekuraira-mutsara yakavakirwa. Shanduro yekutanga yeWindows, Windows Graphic Environment 1.0 yakatanga kuiswamunaNovember 10, 1983, asi yakabuda chete pamusika munaNovember 1985, iyo yakaitwa kuti isangane nezvinodiwa nemakombiyuta ane graphic display. Windows 1.0 yaive yekuwedzera 16-bit software yaimhanya pamusoro peMS-DOS (uye mamwe akasiyana eMS-DOS), saka yaisakwanisa kumhanya isina DOS inoshanda sisitimu. Shanduro 2.x, shanduro 3.x yakafananawo. Mavhezheni mashoma ekupedzisira eWindows (kutangira pashanduro 4.0 neWindows NT 3.1) ndiwo masisitimu anoshanda akazvimirira ayo asingachatsamira paMS-DOS yekushandisa system (kunyangwe zvisiri zvachose). Microsoft Windows inogona kusimudzira uye kukwanisa kudzora kushandiswa kweiyo inoshanda sisitimu kusvika ku90%.
