Windows 95 offered, at long last, a well designed document-oriented desktop shell that worked much like the 1984 Macintosh Finder. It also included a new way of finding installed applications through a 'Start' menu. And it included the same networking abilities as Windows for Workgroups.

It integrated the ability to run 32-bit applications similar to Windows NT or Windows 3.1 with Win32s. It no longer ran on a separate DOS product. But Windows 95 was not a pure '32-bit' OS: It was still based around the framework of Windows 3.x, 2.x and 1.x. It still ran on top of DOS, but bundled its own special 'Windows 95' DOS (AKA MS-DOS 7). It could even still make use of DOS drivers. The 95 architecture was continued with Windows 98.

Windows doesn’t display your PC’s serial number anywhere in its interface, and neither do popular system information tools. But you can often find a PC’s serial number with a simple command, a peek in your BIOS, or on the hardware itself.

1. Windows 95 Full Version: 15795-OEM-0001. Windows 95 OEM Version: CD-Key: 12095-OEM-003 or 15795-OEM-007 or 16595-OEM-004. Windows 95 OSR 2.5: CD Key: 24796-OEM-006. Windows 95 OSR 2.5 Addon: CD Key: 24796-OEM-006. Windows 95 plus pak: 28876-0003490. Windows 95 v4.00.950: 24264.
2. May 11, 2013  Hi. We've done a Quick Restore on our old Compaq Presario 4840 for our neice but the system is asking for the Windows 95 product key which we no longer have. (the booklet that came with the computer) Is there a way to get the key using the computer's serial number?
3. For the last tutorial of 2014, we're going to be taking a look at one of Microsoft's most influential operating systems ever: Windows 95! Released in 1995, Windows 95 brought a whole new interface.
4. Windows 95 OSR 2. Windows 95 offered, at long last, a well designed document-oriented desktop shell that worked much like the 1984 Macintosh Finder. It also included a new way of finding installed applications through a 'Start' menu.
5. Office 95 Windows 95 Windows NT This first part of the OEM number is for the OEM ID. For example, 01297 is for Dell. It is rumored that any five digits should work. Please send me an E-mail to brian@brian.carr.name (but don't forget to remove the space) if you find MS products that it works with as it is very easy to type and often works.

Windows 95 Product Identification Number

Most 95 CDs are NOT BOOTABLE. If a download does not include a boot floppy, please see Microsoft Windows Boot Disks

If the listed serials below do not work for a specific release, please see the Serials thread

You may also override the install type (no serial needed) by creating a file name MSBATCH.INF with the lines '[Setup]', and then 'ProductType=1', placing that in the Win95 setup folder, and then running setup.

Windows 95 OSR2 ('B' version) added support for FAT32. It bundles IE 3, Personal Web Server, and MS-DOS '7.1'.

Windows Serial Number

OSR2.1 is identical to OSR 2, but includes a seperate USB update installer, that adds the ability to use USB devices. Installing the downloadable USB update brings any OSR 2 system to the level of 2.1.

Windows 95 Serial Oem

The OSR 2.x media was ONLY available from OEMs. It was not sold retail.