As you can see from the ad below, it was a great way to draw attention to the new tool that would make it easier for people to use Windows. It was the latter that would get most of the focus, as the team promoting the new version of Windows paid millions to secure the rights to the Rolling Stones song ‘Start Me Up’ for use during the advertising campaign. The new Windows 95 would feature plug and play (PnP), the introduction of the taskbar, a dedicated area for notifications, and most importantly the new Start button. Following on from the success of Windows 3.1, it had given the interface of its expected successor a reworking that would go on to set the tone for the next 25 years or so. In the middle of the last decade of the 20th century, Microsoft was very excited.
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