Windows enjoys a hearty backwards compatibility, with the ability for 32 bit versions to run most older software designed even for Windows 3.1 and 64 bit versions to run 32 bit software from Windows 95 onwards. Windows 95 marked Windows' start as a well known Gaming Platform and established a standardized platform for Video Cards to use via Direct X. Windows originally started as a mere graphical shell for MS-DOS to compete with early mouse driven GUI interfaces appearing in Unix operating systems and the Mac OS before becoming a fully fledged operating system. The most widely used operating system worldwide with an 85-90% usage. The gaming platform of choice for the vast majority of Might and Magic fans.
