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When a user is logging on to Windows, the startup sound is played, the shell (usually EXPLORER.EXE) is loaded from the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file, and startup items are loaded. In all versions of Windows 9x except ME, it is also possible to load Windows by booting to a DOS prompt and typing "win".
An option ROM for the PC platform (i.e. the IBM PC and derived successor computer systems) is a piece of firmware that resides in ROM on an expansion card (or stored along with the main system BIOS), which gets executed to initialize the device and (optionally) add support for the device to the BIOS.
A power-on self-test (POST) is a process performed by firmware or software routines immediately after a computer or other digital electronic device is powered on. [ 1 ] POST processes may set the initial state of the device from firmware and detect if any hardware components are non-functional.
Preview builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server (available from the Windows Insider program) feature a dark green background instead of a blue one. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 24 ] Windows 3.1, 95, and 98 supports customizing the color of the screen [ 28 ] whereas the color is hard-coded in the Windows NT family .
Thai language support was added, while video playback was improved. Adapter charging and startup time were quickened. [10] The prior version, [11] 1.20.02, was released on December 19, 2007. Transferring content via the SD card slot is enabled, though only image files are viewable. [9] Firmware version 1.21.01 was released on February 28, 2008.
The ZEN MicroPhoto, released on July 28, 2005, [15] shares the same features of the ZEN Micro except Audible.com support (reinstated in firmware versions 1.31.01 and above), and adds an upgraded 262,144-color (18 bpp) OLED screen for displaying photos. To fix the lack of bass with the ZEN Micro, Creative implemented a Bass Boost feature ...
Windows 8 finally introduced further optimizations for UEFI systems, including Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) support, [131] a faster startup, 32-bit UEFI support, and Secure Boot support. [132] [133] Since Windows 8, the UEFI firmware with ACPI protocol is a mandatory
For IA-32 and Intel 64 processors, consult the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual [6] Chapter 15 (Machine-Check Architecture), or the Microsoft KB Article on Windows Exceptions.