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in 1990, it was first included in the standard install of
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Daily challenges and an adventure mode were also added.
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1146:More spoken articles
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585:. Microsoft Studios.
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2005:Architecture
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1594:Sticky Notes
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1487:Media Player
1457:Feedback Hub
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85:Publisher(s)
64:Oberon Media
53:Developer(s)
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2880:Minesweeper
2849:Spun off to
2670:MSN Dial-up
2665:Movie Maker
2570:Diagnostics
2520:ActiveMovie
2262:COMMAND.COM
2140:Shadow Copy
1995:Server Core
1835:Mount Point
1762:Shadow Copy
1357:Windows Ink
1048:(2): 9–15.
1017:January 20,
979:January 20,
935:January 20,
903:January 20,
871:January 20,
651:January 20,
619:How-To Geek
601:How-To Geek
467:touchscreen
436:Minesweeper
356:Minesweeper
354:instead of
313:Minesweeper
273:Windows 3.0
265:Windows 3.1
233:minesweeper
222:Minesweeper
179:Surface Hub
110:Platform(s)
95:(1992–2012)
2925:Categories
2860:DVD Player
2675:NetMeeting
2575:DriveSpace
2440:3D Pinball
1940:SharePoint
1704:Start menu
1549:Phone Link
1412:Calculator
1367:PowerShell
1228:Management
1142:Audio help
1133:2021-08-29
930:Future plc
751:2019-09-28
568:2011-06-22
537:2011-06-22
490:References
460:Statistics
345:cheat code
237:video game
134:Windows 9x
41:Windows 10
19:Video game
2655:Messenger
2650:Messaging
2580:DVD Maker
2550:CD Player
2545:CardSpace
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2196:BitLocker
2191:AppLocker
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1482:Messaging
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1407:3D Viewer
1070:122435790
1062:1866-7414
1003:Australia
807:10 August
781:10 August
641:Microsoft
563:Future US
558:TechRadar
509:Microsoft
473:Reception
440:Windows 8
423:land mine
392:in 2010.
331:Evolution
289:Windows 8
257:Microsoft
170:and later
164:and later
162:Windows 8
144:Windows 7
93:Microsoft
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2761:ScanDisk
2680:NTBackup
2560:Contacts
2540:Cardfile
2475:Hold 'Em
2454:FreeCell
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2211:Defender
2179:Security
2165:Winlogon
2120:Registry
1734:Services
1667:Explorer
1652:AutoPlay
1539:Paint 3D
1524:OneDrive
1514:Narrator
1462:Get Help
1417:Calendar
1312:Settings
1282:IExpress
1144: ·
1011:Archived
925:PC Gamer
847:Wired UK
771:Gamezebo
448:Arkadium
386:Xbox 360
307:Gameplay
297:Arkadium
192:Genre(s)
174:HoloLens
142:through
70:Arkadium
2875:Mahjong
2796:Interix
2730:WinHelp
2630:Journal
2620:Imaging
2468:InkBall
2354:DirectX
2317:ActiveX
2305:JScript
2018:Console
1990:Hyper-V
1885:Domains
1709:Taskbar
1682:IFilter
1657:AutoRun
1619:WordPad
1614:Weather
1529:OneNote
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1442:Cortana
1317:Sysprep
1131: (
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893:Gizmodo
637:Windows
269:Reversi
255:, both
231:) is a
203:Mode(s)
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2744:Others
2725:Travel
2720:Syskey
2503:Tinker
2461:Hearts
2389:WinUSB
2374:WinAPI
2359:Native
2170:WinUSB
2095:MinWin
1872:Server
1672:Search
1584:Sports
1554:Photos
1544:People
1422:Camera
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456:Expert
235:-type
197:Puzzle
136:family
76:(2012)
72:&
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2836:WinFS
2735:Write
2432:Games
2399:Games
2272:WoW64
2100:NTLDR
2090:LSASS
2023:CSRSS
1830:links
1805:exFAT
1634:Shell
1599:Store
1589:Start
1579:Skype
1534:Paint
1509:Money
1437:Clock
1384:WinRE
1292:Netsh
1230:tools
1219:Games
1066:S2CID
438:from
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299:, on
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2791:HPFS
2555:Chat
2513:Apps
2415:Surf
2364:.NET
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2160:WHEA
2155:USER
2145:SMSS
1935:WSUS
1915:MSMQ
1857:ReFS
1820:NTFS
1795:CDFS
1752:CLFS
1747:BITS
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1624:Xbox
1604:Tips
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1472:Mail
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1399:Apps
1194:APIs
1058:ISSN
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680:ISBN
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