Windows 2.1

Windows 2.1 is a release of <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>. It was <a href="/facts/Released_to_manufacturing/z4Q4RElA">released to manufacturing</a> on May 27, 1988, as a successor to <a href="/facts/Windows_2.0/KceDrznJ">Windows 2.0</a>.
It was released with two different variants with differing <a href="/facts/CPU/Jxp1bqMV">CPU</a> compatibility, also known as Windows/286 and Windows/386, so the versions are considered to be similar to its predecessor. In comparison, the Windows/386 variant is considered to be better than Windows/286, since it provides support for <a href="/facts/Expanded_memory/cYurvMxB">EMS emulation</a> and is designed to use both conventional and extended memory. Changes to the <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">user interface</a> did not occur in this version, and rather, its performance was increased and enhanced memory management was added. The version is also noted to be the first one to require a <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">hard disk drive</a>. A minor update version, Windows 2.11, was released in March 1989.
Enhancements that were introduced were considered to have improved the <a href="/facts/Operating_environment/j5I5cnR5">operating environment</a>, while the Windows/386 variant was noted to have a good level of functionality. It was considered to be one of the most popular <a href="/facts/I386/ag5eSgWv">80386</a>-based systems. The sales of Microsoft Windows continued to go up after its release, and in May 1990, it was succeeded by <a href="/facts/Windows_3.0/AmCtP94m">Windows 3.0</a>, which is considered to be the first Windows version to perform well both critically and commercially. Microsoft ended its support on December 31, 2001.

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Windows 2.1