Microsoft has released more than 30 major versions of
the Windows operating system throughout its history, and while some of these
versions have achieved tremendous success, others were only a transitional
stage for the next versions only, but how do you know which is the best version
of Windows at all? In fact, there is no easy way to know this, but basically,
we can arrange the best versions of Windows according to various factors,
including the features that the system carries, the levels of protection and
security, in addition to innovation and the lack or absence of errors
completely, and on this basis, the following is a list The best and worst
versions of Windows so far.
First: the best versions of Windows
1. Windows 7
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The Windows 7 operating system was released in 2009,
which was a savior for Microsoft at that time after the release of Windows
Vista, which was one of the worst versions of Windows, as it was subject to a
lot of ridicule and criticism due to low-security levels, the large number of
system errors, and the consumption of resources significantly, but in, On the
other hand, the Windows 7 operating system was more stable than the Windows
Vista system, as it was running faster on the same devices, and the system
witnessed a lot of improvements in the operating interface and security
developments, however, Windows 7 also retained many of the features of Windows
Vista, such as searching in the taskbar With the addition of other new features
such as pinning some programs to the taskbar.
Although Microsoft released Windows 10 later, Windows
7 was better than Windows 10 in many aspects, contrary to what some might
think, as Windows 7 did not contain experimental games that required payment
and did not include ads in The Start menu and you were not required to connect
the device to the cloud (One Drive), and the updates were fewer and it was easy
to control unlike Windows 10, which gets too many updates and is installed
automatically, which caused inconvenience to many users, however, it was lifted
Official support for Windows 7 in January 2020, which makes it not preferred
for use at the present time.
2. Windows 2000
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In the year 2000, Microsoft released both Windows Me
(based on the 95/98 code) and Windows 2000 based on Windows NT, and while
Windows 2000 was designed primarily for workstations, it became popular for
personal use as well, thanks to The many advantages that the system enjoyed,
including ease of use, simplicity of the interface, and many other advantages
that Windows 2000 enjoyed over previous versions, which prompted millions of
users to rely on it, and even that many of these users did not upgrade to later
versions until Windows appeared 7 in 2009.
3. Windows 95
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In 1995 Windows 95 was released, which was
characterized by ease of use with many great features such as the taskbar and
the Start menu, and therefore it is considered almost the first operating
system from Microsoft to outperform Apple's Macintosh OS, and the Windows 95
operating system carried many features that It has become an essential part of
any operating system today including file explorer, keyboard shortcuts in
Windows, recycle bin, file shortcuts on the desktop and much more.
4. Windows XP SP2
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Windows XP SP2 is considered one of the most lingering
versions of Windows in the minds of users, as Microsoft released it in 2001 and
sold more than 500 million copies until support was lifted in 2014, and Windows
XP has received a lot of developments and improvements over previous versions,
both in terms of The general appearance, which was characterized by blue and
green colors, as well as in terms of features, characteristics, levels of
protection and security, and one of the most important things that
distinguished XP from previous versions also is the great stability and
moderate consumption of device resources, which made it the preferred operating
system for hundreds of millions of computer users at the time.
5. Windows 10
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Despite the many doubts and fears that surrounded the
Windows 10 system at the beginning of its release in 2015, especially with
regard to privacy and security, Microsoft was able to remove those concerns
later so that Windows 10 became one of the greatest versions of Windows ever,
and Microsoft has worked to update the Windows system 10 has been constantly
and consistently over the past seven years, and it is also considered a very
popular operating system at the present time, as it is used by more than a
billion people around the world, and in 2021 Microsoft released Windows 11,
which is very similar to Windows 10, but with many developments in the
interface. and system features.
Second: the worst versions of Windows
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The initial version of Windows XP: Before the Service
Pack 2 update that arrived in Windows XP in 2004, it was considered one of the
worst versions of Windows ever, as it contained a lot of security holes, and
its interface was difficult and not organized at all.
Windows RT: Microsoft released this version of Windows
in 2012 as an ARM-based version, however, this version was a failure by all
standards, so it was unable to run thousands of third-party programs and was
limited to Windows programs only, not to mention the security problems that the
system suffered from.
Windows 8: This version of Windows represented a very
bold step from Microsoft, as the company aimed to make it an operating system
compatible with all touchscreen laptops and tablets, and this prompted the
company to make many changes to the operating system, which affected users
negatively. Significantly, and therefore Microsoft retracted these changes
later in Windows 8.1 as well as in Windows 10.
Windows Vista: The history of Microsoft was full of
successes and failures, but perhaps Windows Vista is the most prominent of
these failures, which almost destroyed the company completely. Starter, Home
Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate) which greatly confused
customers as well as excessive consumption of memory and device resources,
which led to many users sticking to the XP operating system until Microsoft
released a better Version in its history is Windows 7.