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Overview of hardware branded by Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation has been selling branded hardware since 1980, and developing devices in-house since 1982, when the Microsoft Hardware division was
Microsoft_hardware
Series of personal computers, tablets and interactive whiteboards by Microsoft
Microsoft Surface is a family of touchscreen-based personal computer, tablet, and interactive whiteboard hardware products designed and developed by Microsoft
Microsoft_Surface
Interactive surface computing platform by Microsoft
customers in 2008 as an end-to-end solution with Microsoft producing and selling the combined hardware/software platform. It is a 30-inch (76 cm) 4∶3 rear-projection
Microsoft_PixelSense
Xbox Game Studios), and produces its own line of hardware. The following is a list of notable Microsoft software applications. Azure DevOps Azure DevOps
List_of_Microsoft_software
Mixed reality smartglasses
offer to Microsoft to help produce their own mixed-reality products, in collaboration with Microsoft, based around the concept and hardware on HoloLens
Microsoft_HoloLens
2021 Microsoft operating system version
on supported hardware. The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge remains the default web browser, replacing Internet Explorer, while Microsoft Teams is integrated
Windows_11
Division of Microsoft focused on video games
Microsoft had several different video game-related product lines, including Xbox hardware, Xbox operations, and game development studios. Microsoft Gaming
Xbox_(division)
Chatbot developed by Microsoft
Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Microsoft AI, a division of Microsoft. Based on the Microsoft Prometheus
Microsoft_Copilot
American multinational technology company
oversaw the then-largest of Microsoft's corporate acquisitions in Skype Technologies in 2011, an increased focus on hardware that led to its first in-house
Microsoft
American businessman
development, design, supply chain, and manufacturing of Microsoft hardware, including Microsoft Surface and Mixed Reality devices, as well as the creation
Panos Panay (technology executive)
Panos_Panay_(technology_executive)
Motion-sensing input device for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One
where Microsoft's Alex Kipman, the general manager of hardware incubation, saw the potential in PrimeSense's technology for the Xbox system. Microsoft began
Kinect
Home video game consoles
backward-compatible with Xbox One); the newer hardware gives games better performance and visuals. At launch, Microsoft encouraged a "soft" transition between
Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S
Technical conferences hosted by Microsoft
Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) is a series of technical conferences and workshops, where Microsoft elaborates on its hardware plans for
Windows Hardware Engineering Conference
Windows_Hardware_Engineering_Conference
Video gaming brand owned by Microsoft
selected as the name of the console. Microsoft has been working to leverage the branding of "Xbox" beyond the console hardware but as a general video game brand
Xbox
Digital video game controllers
of products was discontinued by Microsoft in 2003, citing poor sales. The company since re-entered the gaming hardware market, attempting to design a standardized
Microsoft_SideWinder
Active stylus protocol developed by Microsoft
The Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) is an active-pen communication protocol developed by Microsoft for digital pen input on Microsoft Surface and other Windows
Microsoft_pen_protocol
The Microsoft Cordless Phone System (also known as PC Phone System MP-900) is a discontinued cordless telephone introduced by Microsoft in 1998 that featured
Microsoft Cordless Phone System
Microsoft_Cordless_Phone_System
Computer mouse released by Microsoft in 1983
and ugly history of Microsoft hardware". PCWorld. Retrieved 2017-05-04. Weber, Harrison (2012-05-28). "30 Years of Microsoft Hardware: From Mice to Men"
Microsoft_Mouse
Component of the Microsoft Windows operating system
of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not
Device_Manager
Series of flight simulator software
graphics and graphic hardware acceleration. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, Microsoft Flight Simulator became
Microsoft_Flight_Simulator
Discontinued line of mobile devices by Microsoft
smartphone from Microsoft was the Surface Duo 2, under the Surface brand. In 2024, HMD Global released HMD Skyline, a smartphone with a similar hardware design
Nokia_Lumia
equalizer and Microsoft Surround Sound. To support computers without USB, and to enable users to take advantage of present high-end sound hardware, it additionally
Digital_Sound_System_80
Web browser developed by Microsoft
Microsoft Edge is a proprietary cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft and based on the Chromium open-source project, superseding Edge Legacy
Microsoft_Edge
2012 Microsoft operating system version
8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, made available for
Windows_8
Computer operating system
hardware, and the Xbox 360's system is backwards compatible with the original Xbox. Up to and including every version before Windows 2000, Microsoft used
Microsoft_Windows
Specialized computer hardware
Hardware acceleration is the use of computer hardware, known as a hardware accelerator, to perform specific functions faster than can be done by software
Hardware_acceleration
Microsoft computer operating system
Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.
MS-DOS
Webcam for PCs
"Microsoft Hardware Advances Digital Communications Experiences: First webcams from Microsoft make seeing, hearing and sharing a breeze". Microsoft. 2006-06-13
LifeCam
Series of computer networking products
Microsoft Broadband Networking was a series of computer networking hardware products marketed by Microsoft from 2002 through 2004. In July 2002 Microsoft
Microsoft Broadband Networking
Microsoft_Broadband_Networking
Quantum computing chip by Microsoft
robustness compared with conventional quantum computing hardware. It is the first device produced by Microsoft intended for use in quantum computing. It is an
Majorana_1
Software that hides details of hardware access
code does not need to be changed to run on systems with different hardware. On Microsoft Windows, HAL can basically be considered to be the driver for the
Hardware_abstraction
1995 Microsoft operating system version
adoption but scrutinized its bugs, hardware requirements, and Microsoft's dominance. On December 31, 2001, Microsoft ended its support for Windows 95 (as
Windows_95
Finnish mobile phone manufacturer (2014–2017)
Microsoft Mobile Oy was a Finnish subsidiary of Microsoft Devices involved in the development and manufacturing of mobile phones. Based in Keilaniemi
Microsoft_Mobile
Defunct line of products by Microsoft
Microsoft Home is a discontinued line of software applications and personal hardware products published by Microsoft. The Microsoft Home brand was first
Microsoft_Home
Chain of retail stores and online shopping site operated by Microsoft
September 2013. The store-within-a-store showcases Windows devices, Microsoft hardware and software products (including the Office, Surface, and Xbox lines)
Microsoft_Store_(retail)
Microsoft's former line of tablets
Microsoft Tablet PC is a term coined by Microsoft for tablet computers conforming to a hardware specification the company announced in 2001 for a pen-enabled
Microsoft_Tablet_PC
Dual-screen Android smartphone
Microsoft. Announced during a hardware-oriented event on October 2, 2019, and officially released on September 10, 2020, it is part of the Microsoft Surface
Surface_Duo
Microsoft Windows was announced by Bill Gates on November 10, 1983, 2 years before it was first released. Microsoft introduced Windows as a graphical
Microsoft Windows version history
Microsoft_Windows_version_history
Methods for dividing computing resources
computer with the Microsoft Windows operating system; Windows-based software can be run on the virtual machine. Different types of hardware virtualization
Virtualization
Processor card for the Apple II
Softcard IIe for the Apple IIe. Released on April 2, 1980 as Microsoft's first hardware product, the Z-80 SoftCard is an Apple II processor card that
Z-80_SoftCard
Microsoft's former digital media brand
also lagged behind the SanDisk Sansa and Creative Zen. Microsoft discontinued all Zune hardware in October 2011. Zune digital content distribution continued
Zune
Microsoft telephony system
Microsoft Response Point was an advanced software-based telephone system developed by Microsoft. Response Point, a PBX system targeting small businesses
Microsoft_Response_Point
Microsoft video game console
November 22, 2013. On April 20, 2016, Microsoft announced that it would end the production of new Xbox 360 hardware, although the company will continue
Xbox_360
API used in Microsoft DirectX for 3D rendering
Microsoft hoped hardware vendors would support directly. Execute buffers were intended to be allocated in hardware memory and parsed by the hardware to
Direct3D
Overview of and topical guide to Microsoft
Company. Microsoft Skype Division - A Division responsible for the Skype and Microsoft Lync products Microsoft hardware Bliss (image) Microsoft and open
Outline_of_Microsoft
Suite of office software
developed by Microsoft. The first version of the Office suite, announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX, contained Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
Microsoft_Office
Programming language
all implementations of Microsoft BASIC and, generally speaking, a program can be run on any version if it does not use hardware-specific features or double
Microsoft_BASIC
Relational database management system
Retrieved 2008-11-25. "Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014 - SQL Server | Microsoft Docs". Msdn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03
SQL_Server_Express
Smartwatch by Microsoft
Microsoft Band is a discontinued smart band with smartwatch and activity tracker/fitness tracker features, created and developed by Microsoft. It was
Microsoft_Band
Spreadsheet editor by Microsoft
Microsoft Excel, or simply Excel, is a spreadsheet editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and iPadOS. It features calculation or
Microsoft_Excel
1999 Microsoft operating system version
64-bit Intel Itanium platform when no other Itanium hardware was available at the time. From here, Microsoft issued three release candidates between July and
Windows_2000
Linux-based microcontroller system
are currently produced by Avnet. Pluton is a Microsoft-designed security subsystem that implements a hardware-based root of trust for Azure Sphere. It includes
Azure_Sphere
1998 Microsoft operating system version
consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x line of Microsoft Windows, a family of operating systems. It was the
Windows_98
Japanese subsidiary of Microsoft
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (also known as MSKK) is a Japanese subsidiary of Microsoft headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. It develops both hardware and software
Microsoft_Japan
Family of mobile operating systems by Microsoft (2000–2013)
phones and Microsoft branded Smartphones each fit into this category. Microsoft's use of the term "Smartphone" includes only more specific hardware devices
Windows_Mobile
Quantum Computing Division/Software
Microsoft Azure Quantum is a public cloud-based quantum computing platform developed by Microsoft, that offers quantum hardware, software, and solutions
Microsoft_Azure_Quantum
Series of computer mice from Microsoft
Honor the Art Behind Microsoft Hardware Designs" (Press release). Microsoft. October 29, 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2019. "New Microsoft Mouse Family Unleashes
IntelliMouse
US Army augmented reality headset
future development of hardware and software, and delivery timelines". IVAS is an augmented reality system based on the Microsoft Hololens 2 headset. It
Integrated Visual Augmentation System
Integrated_Visual_Augmentation_System
Software interface to attached devices
interface to hardware devices, enabling other software to access hardware functions without needing to know precise details about the hardware. A driver
Device_driver
Microsoft forum for developers and testers
The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) was the division of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers, such
Microsoft_Developer_Network
Certification for device drivers on Windows
Windows Hardware Certification program (formerly Windows Hardware Quality Labs Testing, WHQL Testing, or Windows Logo Testing) is Microsoft's testing
WHQL_Testing
2000 Microsoft operating system version
extended support on July 11, 2006. At the 1998 Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates stated that Windows 98 would be the last
Windows_Me
360-degree videoconferencing device
Microsoft RoundTable was a videoconferencing device with a 360-degree camera that was designed to work with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
Microsoft_RoundTable
Home video game console
received a number of small hardware revisions to reduce the unit's size and improve its reliability. In 2010, Microsoft's Chris Lewis stated that the
Xbox_One
Graphic driver architecture
translated to 2.0 shaders. However, according to Microsoft as of 2009, only about 1–2 percent of the hardware running Windows Vista used the XDDM, with the
Windows_Display_Driver_Model
2015 Microsoft operating system version
May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023. "Minimum hardware requirements". Hardware Dev Center. Microsoft. May 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October
Windows_10
Automated testing software from Microsoft
The Windows Hardware Lab Kit (Windows HLK) is a test automation framework provided by Microsoft to certify devices for Windows. Earlier similarly released
Windows_Hardware_Lab_Kit
1990 Microsoft operating system version
Windows 3.0 is the third major release of Microsoft Windows, a family of graphical user shells and operating systems, launched on May 22, 1990. It introduces
Windows_3.0
2001 Microsoft operating system version
that exceed the minimum hardware requirements. Sechrest, Stuart; Fortin, Michael (June 1, 2001). "Windows XP Performance". Microsoft TechNet. Archived from
Windows_XP
Fatal system error screen
Windows drivers". Windows Hardware Developer. Microsoft. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020 – via Microsoft Docs. Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
Blue_screen_of_death
Mobile operating system developed by Microsoft
hardware compatibility. Windows 10 Mobile was designed for use on smartphones and phablets running on 32-bit ARM processor architectures. Microsoft also
Windows_10_Mobile
Microsoft Surface is a family of touchscreen Windows computers and interactive whiteboards designed and developed by Microsoft. Since its release in 2012
List of Microsoft Surface accessories
List_of_Microsoft_Surface_accessories
2009 Microsoft operating system version
with existing hardware and software at launch, changes affecting the compatibility of certain PC games, and unclear assurances by Microsoft that certain
Windows_7
List of Windows 10 operating system versions
a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. Microsoft described Windows 10 as an "operating system as a service" that would
Windows_10_version_history
Collection of multimedia related APIs on Microsoft platforms
fully supports Direct3D 10 hardware, but in order to utilize all of the new features, updated hardware is required. Microsoft unveiled DirectX 11 at the
DirectX
2012, Microsoft unveiled the Surface, the first computer in the company's history to have its hardware made by Microsoft. On June 25, Microsoft paid US$1
History_of_Microsoft
Augmented reality project for astronauts
NASA and Microsoft, started in December 2015 on the International Space Station, which provides virtual assistance to astronauts using Microsoft HoloLens
Project_Sidekick
Family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft
mid-decade. Microsoft laid off the Microsoft Mobile staff in 2016, after having taken a write-off of $7.6 billion on the acquired Nokia hardware assets, while
Windows_Phone
Pointing device used to control a computer
show in Las Vegas, its first hardware mouse. That same year Microsoft made the decision to make the MS-DOS program Microsoft Word mouse-compatible, and
Computer_mouse
Compact desktop computer
developers "to run hardware-accelerated AI tasks and machine learning workloads". The Windows Dev Kit 2023 was developed by the Microsoft Surface and Qualcomm
Windows_Dev_Kit_2023
Windows 10 Mobile Smartphone from Microsoft
with support for Microsoft's business applications as well as security features like device encryption and remote wiping. Due to hardware limitations, it
Microsoft_Lumia_650
2006 Microsoft operating system version
all. Drivers for such hardware must be approved by Microsoft; a revocation mechanism is also included, which allows Microsoft to disable drivers of devices
Windows_Vista
Discontinued PC terminal
of Microsoft Windows CE, and were shipped with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. However, the hardware provided by each manufacturer was significantly
MSN_Companion
1999 book by Charles Petzold
memory History of computing hardware Petzold, Charles (2000). Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1131-9
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Code:_The_Hidden_Language_of_Computer_Hardware_and_Software
2010 defunct MMORPG
platforms, it was stated that a port to Microsoft hardware was under consideration. Despite negotiation with Microsoft concerning an Xbox 360 version of the
Final Fantasy XIV (2010 video game)
Final_Fantasy_XIV_(2010_video_game)
Component of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server
Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings. It consists of a set of applets that include
Control_Panel_(Windows)
Aborted Chinese business venture
Microsoft Venus was an abandoned venture by Microsoft into the low-end personal computing market in the People's Republic of China. The product, a set-top
Microsoft_Venus
Smartwatch by Microsoft
Microsoft Band 2 was the second-generation smart band with smartwatch features developed by Microsoft. Announced on October 6, 2015, it succeeded the
Microsoft_Band_2
Microsoft software product
" criticized the hardware requirements and storage file formats and concluded that the program was not as simple to use as Microsoft had advertised. The
Microsoft_Bob
Cloud computing platform by Microsoft
Microsoft Azure, sometimes stylized Azure, and formerly Windows Azure, is the cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft. It offers management, access
Microsoft_Azure
Home video game console
April 2002, when Microsoft lowered the retail price of the Xbox even further to $199 in order to further drive hardware sales. Microsoft also struggled
Xbox_(console)
1992 Microsoft operating system version
Windows 3.1 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft, released to manufacturing on April 6, 1992. Unlike its predecessors, which
Windows_3.1
1985 Microsoft operating system version
transportability as well as modest hardware requirements and pricing … Barring a surprise product introduction from another company, Microsoft Windows will be the first
Windows_1.0
Operating system from IBM
drive sales of its own hardware, and urged Microsoft to drop features, such as fonts, that IBM's hardware did not support. Microsoft programmers also became
OS/2
Computer firmware interface standard
Language (such as the initialization of hardware components) using an embedded minimal virtual machine. Intel, Microsoft and Toshiba originally developed the
ACPI
2-in-1 PC by Microsoft
however, express reservations about the hardware design being largely unchanged, noting "I’d still like to see Microsoft refine the design more to address the
Surface_Book_2
First generation of Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system
Windows Phone 7.x hardware could not upgrade to the incompatible Windows Phone 8 software. As a compromise to existing users, Microsoft released Windows
Windows_Phone_7
Environment in which a piece of software is executed
of offloading processing, it would encompass both the host computer's hardware, operating system (OS), and runtime libraries along with other computers
Computing_platform
Physical components of a computer
List of computer hardware manufacturers Open-source computing hardware Open-source hardware Transistor "Parts of computer". Microsoft. Archived from the
Computer_hardware
Structure of the operating system
architecture of Windows NT, a line of operating systems produced and sold by Microsoft, is a layered design that consists of two main components, user mode and
Architecture_of_Windows_NT
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Male
English
Anglicized form of Welsh Trefor, TREVOR means "large settlement."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Incomparable, Precious, Unique
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Goddess of the moon.
Boy/Male
Tamil
To be clever, Full of knowledge and wisdom, Merciful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess of Wealth
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Descender
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on an island or patch of firm ground surrounded by fens, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter ye ‘at the island’ (from Old English ēg, īeg ‘island’).English : topographic name for someone who lived near a river or stream, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter eye ‘at the river’ (from Old English ēa ‘river’).English : topographic name for someone living at a place where rye (Old English ryge) was grown, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold it.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead so named, most of them from Old Norse rjóðr ‘clearing in a forest’, but others from ry ‘dry place with stones’.Danish : habitational name from a place called Rye.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Progressive productive
Boy/Male
English
Meaning uncertain but possibly 'friend of Michael.
Girl/Female
Greek American
The most beautiful.
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a.
A data structure within random-access memory used to simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack.
n.
One who makes, or deals in, hardware.
n.
One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.
v. t.
Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings.
n.
A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one volt.
pl.
of Hardwareman
n.
Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.
n.
A dealer in iron or hardware.
a.
Having small teeth.
n.
Hardware; a general name for all articles made of iron.