The only clue Microsoft is offering is that it will be "Introducing the all-new Windows 1.0, with MS-Dos Executive, Clock, and more".

From there, the system runs a series of MS-DOS commands before displaying the Windows splash screen (followed by a "Stranger Things" version of the screen).

The history of Windows isn't just changing Start menus. Here's a look at the evolution of Microsoft's flagship operating ...

That concession was the foundation on which Microsoft would build its empire. Late last month, in Windows 10 Preview Build 14791, the command prompt was put out to pasture.

How many versions were there? Microsoft entered the marketplace in August 1981 by releasing version 1.0 of the operating system Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS), a 16-bit command-line operating system The first ...

The main selling point of Windows was that it promised an alternative to MS-DOS commands (though it was still MS-DOS based) — it offered a more natural, user-friendly interface that let you ...

Moving on from MS-DOS commands, which some users found challenging to master, the system used simple clicks of a mouse to work through tasks on screens or “windows.” ...

Microsoft later licensed the code to other OEMs under the name MS-DOS. In 1989, Microsoft released Word for Windows, leveraging its earlier work on Word for DOS, which shipped in 1983.