Windows 3.1 celebrates its 31st anniversary, what was new in the operating system in 1992?

Microsoft released Windows 3.1 31 years ago. On April 6, 1992, Windows 3.1 was released to the general public with several new features over the previous version of the operating system. Minesweeper, for example, arrived with Windows 3.1.

While Windows 11 is free for Windows 7 and 8 users, Windows 3.1 turned 31^e birthday last week. The operating system released on April 6, 1992 marked a real revolution in the history of Windows. Microsoft had actually launched several novelties that revolutionized the operating system in the 90s.

Windows 3.1 was a first step towards the operating system we know today. It was so popular when it was launched that over 3 million copies sold in just 3 months. New features of Windows 3.1 included File Manager, Program Manager, Minesweeper and TrueType fonts.

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The file manager, the Minesweeper, the TrueType format, the new features of Windows 3.1 have revolutionized the OS

If you are one of the users who discovered Windows 3.1 in 1992, you surely remember the significant new features of the OS. Did you know that Windows 3.1 was the first to be sold with new computers? Several new features of Windows 3.1 are still used today on modern OSes, including Windows 11 available since 2021.

Windows 3.1 introduced Windows Registry, Program Manager, and File Manager. Users were also discovering the drag and drop functionality with the mouse to move files and folders more easily. Windows 3.1 also had several built-in screen savers that users could choose from.

Another important new feature of Windows 3.1: fonts in TrueType format. Created in the late 80s by Apple and Microsoft, the TrueType font format (TTF) allowed the creation of new fonts with a maximum of 256 characters (8 bits) per file. In terms of entertainment, Solitaire already existed under Windows 3.0, but the famous Minesweeper arrived with Windows 3.1. Also remember that Windows 3.1 held on a set of 6 floppy disks with 494 files 31 years ago.