The most widespread family of ''end-user'' operating systems on the planet,
produced by [Microsoft] Corporation.

''(There may be other operating systems in widespread use in embedded devices where
they are not visible to the end users.)''

This is more of a general platform than a single operating system - the differences between Windows 3.x and Windows XP are dramatic.

This Wiki has a fair amount of information on the subject of
[Microsoft Windows and Tcl] and [Microsoft Windows and Tk].

Interfacing to [Windows/CE], recently renamed [PocketPC], is something of a special case - but great fun! [RS]
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"Despite being '''closed source''', holes are discovered '''constantly'''. "
[http://m.bacarella.com/papers/secsoft/html/index.html]


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