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Definition: WIN.COM


The DOS program that launched the first versions of Windows. WIN.COM displayed the Windows startup screen and then loaded the Windows kernel and related files. In Windows 3.1, it was called from the DOS prompt manually by typing win or from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. In Windows 95, it was automatically called from DOS, which was loaded when the computer booted. See Win.