Windows 3.0 / 3.1 3.0

Windows 3.x was the first to gain significant development and commercial traction. It combined the 8086, 286, and 386 modes of Windows 2 in to one package. It replaced the MSDOS Executive with a Program Manager and File Manager similar to those in OS/2 1.x. Much of its success was spurred by the availability and success of Microsoft Office. Although Microsoft would have had you believe otherwise, Windows 3.x was the direct foundation for Chicago/Windows 95.

Other Windows Versions:
| 1.0 | 2.x | 3.x | NT 3.x | 95 | NT 4.0 | 98 | 2000 | ME | All |


Product type
OS
Release date
1990
End of life date
2001
Minimum CPU
8086/8088 or higher
Minimum RAM
640KB
Minimum free disk space
10MB
User interface
GUI
Platform
Windows
Download count
558 (63 for release)

Downloads

Download name Version Language Architecture File size Downloads
Microsoft Windows 3.0 (0.1 Pre-Release) (5.25) 3.0 (0.1 Pre-Release) Prerelease English 7.26MB 4
Microsoft Windows 3.0 (3.0 RC 6 Beta) 3.0 (RC 6 Beta) Prerelease English 4.39MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0 (3.00.133 Beta) (7-31-1989) (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0 (3.00.133 Beta) Prerelease English 49.24MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0 (3.00.55 Beta) [Incomplete] 3.0 (3.00.55 Beta) Prerelease English 3.84MB 2
Microsoft Windows 3.0 (3.5-720K) 3.0 English 3.94MB 21
Microsoft Windows 3.0 (5.25-1.2MB) 3.0 English 3.94MB 5
Microsoft Windows 3.0 (5.25-360k) 3.0 English 27.99MB 2
Microsoft Windows 3.0 Manual 3.0 English 91.08MB 2
Microsoft Windows 3.0 Multimedia Edition [NEC PC-9801] [NEC OEM] [Japanese] (3.5-1.23mb) 3.0 MME [NEC PC-9801] [NEC OEM] Japanese 5.83MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [German] (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0 German 4.01MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [Inboard 386] (5.25-360kb) 3.0 [Inboard 386] English 3.99MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [Italian] (3.5-720k) 3.0 Italian 3.8MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [NEC PC-9801] [Epson OEM] [Japanese] (3.5-1.23mb) 3.0 [NEC PC-9801] [Epson OEM] Japanese 4.27MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [Philips OEM] [Dutch] (3.5-720k) 3.0 [Philips OEM] Dutch 6.71MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [Spanish] (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0 Spanish 3.83MB 2
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [Swedish] (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0 Swedish 3.77MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0 [Zenith OEM] [French] (3.5-720k) 3.0 [Zenith OEM] French 3.82MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.02 [IBM OEM] [Japanese] (3.5-1.44mb) 3.02 [IBM OEM] Japanese 6.15MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0a (3.5-720K) 3.0a English 3.95MB 4
Microsoft Windows 3.0a (5.25-1.2MB) 3.0a English 3.95MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0a (5.25-360k) 3.0a English 5.9MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0a (Z-NIX OEM) (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0a English 10.94MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0a Multimedia Edition [Creative Labs OEM] (ISO) 3.0a MME [Creative Labs OEM] English 9.38MB 4
Microsoft Windows 3.0a Multimedia Edition [Tandy OEM] (BINCUE) 3.0a MME [Tandy OEM] English 268.43MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [French] (3.5-720k) 3.0a French 3.85MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [German] (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0a German 3.89MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [IBM OEM] [Danish] (3.5-720k) 3.0a [IBM OEM] Danish 3.78MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [Italian] (3.5-720k) 3.0a Italian 3.81MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [Itautec OEM] [Portuguese-Brazil] (3.5-1.44mb) 3.0a Portuguese-Brazil 3.99MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [Norwegian] (3.5-720k) 3.0a Norwegian 3.88MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [Portuguese-Brazil] (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0a Portuguese-Brazil 3.97MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [Spanish] (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0a Spanish 3.86MB 1
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [Swedish] (5.25-360k) 3.0a Swedish 3.76MB 0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a [Trad.Chinese] (5.25-1.2mb) 3.0a Trad.Chinese 9.98MB 3
Microsoft Windows 3.0b [NEC PC-9801] [NEC OEM] [Japanese] (3.5-1.23mb) 3.0b [NEC PC-9801] [NEC OEM] Japanese 4.75MB 4

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