Windows Setup
Installer that prepares a hard disk drive for a Microsoft Windows operating system installation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Windows Setup is an installer that prepares a computer for a Microsoft Windows installation by allowing the user to pick installation settings (modifying partitions if necessary) and copying the files to the drive.
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The early versions of Windows required an existing compatible version of DOS operating system in order to be installed. The Windows NT family, from 3.1 through 5.0 featured text-based installation that prompted users to a GUI wizard in the final steps. The 9x family installer was similar to NT despite it being MS-DOS-based. Additionally, it did not need preinstalled DOS as a requirement. With the release of Windows NT 6.0 (which Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are based on), Microsoft introduced a fully graphical setup environment and UEFI support (partial in Windows Vista and 7, full UEFI support on Windows 8 onwards). The new graphical setup environment is based on Windows Preinstallation Environment.