A hybrid 16/32-bit operating system for Intel microprocessors that takes full advantage of the processing capabilities of Intel 80486 and Pentium microprocessors, while retaining downward compatibility with Windows 3.1 programs.
Compared to Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95 offers a redesigned graphical user interface (GUI) that enhances ease of learning as well as day-to-day usability. Additional innovations include long file names, 32-bit disk, and file systems, preemptive multitasking, multithreading, improved handling of system resource problems and general protection faults (GPF), and built-in support for the Microsoft Network and the Internet.