Windows for Workgroups

E37342

Microsoft Windows family network-enabled edition of Windows 3.x operating system

Windows for Workgroups is a network-enabled edition of Microsoft Windows 3.x that added built-in peer-to-peer networking and workgroup collaboration features for small offices.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Windows for Workgroups 3.11	6
Windows 3.1	3
Windows for Workgroups canonical	3
Windows for Workgroups 3.1	3
Windows 3.x	2
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups	1
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1	1
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11	1
Windows 3.1x	1
Windows for Workgroups networking stack	1
Windows for Workgroups networking tools suite	1
Windows for Workgroups utility	1
Windows workgroup environments	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T286930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows for Workgroups
Context triple: [Windows, hasEdition, Windows for Workgroups]

A. Windows ME
Windows ME (Millennium Edition) is a consumer-focused version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system released in 2000, known for introducing features like System Restore and Windows Movie Maker but also for its instability and frequent crashes.
B. Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a Microsoft operating system in the Windows NT family, designed for both business desktops and servers with improved stability, security, and hardware support over its predecessors.
C. Windows 98
Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.
D. MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
E. DOS
DOS is the commonly used acronym for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows for Workgroups
Target entity description: Windows for Workgroups is a network-enabled edition of Microsoft Windows 3.x that added built-in peer-to-peer networking and workgroup collaboration features for small offices.

A. Windows ME
Windows ME (Millennium Edition) is a consumer-focused version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system released in 2000, known for introducing features like System Restore and Windows Movie Maker but also for its instability and frequent crashes.
B. Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a Microsoft operating system in the Windows NT family, designed for both business desktops and servers with improved stability, security, and hardware support over its predecessors.
C. Windows 98
Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.
D. MS-DOS
MS-DOS is a command-line operating system that became the foundational software platform for early IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.
E. DOS
DOS is the commonly used acronym for the United States Department of State, the federal executive department responsible for U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Microsoft Windows family ⓘ network-enabled edition of Windows 3.x ⓘ operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ
basedOn	Windows 3.1 ⓘ linked to: Windows for Workgroups Windows 3.1 ⓘ linked to: Windows for Workgroups Windows 3.x ⓘ linked to: Windows for Workgroups
developer	Microsoft ⓘ Microsoft ⓘ Microsoft ⓘ
distributionMethod	floppy disk ⓘ
hasVersion	Windows for Workgroups 3.1 ⓘ linked to: Windows for Workgroups Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ⓘ linked to: Windows for Workgroups
includedComponent	Microsoft Mail ⓘ linked to: Outlook Network Setup ⓘ Network-aware File Manager ⓘ Network-aware Print Manager ⓘ Schedule+ (early version) ⓘ Windows Sockets support (in later updates) ⓘ
includedFeature	built-in peer-to-peer networking ⓘ file sharing ⓘ messaging ⓘ printer sharing ⓘ schedule management ⓘ workgroup collaboration features ⓘ
kernelType	cooperative multitasking ⓘ
license	proprietary software license ⓘ
networkProtocolSupport	IPX/SPX ⓘ NetBEUI ⓘ TCP/IP (via add-on) ⓘ
notableFor	enabling LAN workgroup collaboration without a dedicated server OS ⓘ integrating networking into the Windows 3.x line ⓘ
partOfSeries	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
platform	Intel x86 ⓘ linked to: x86
predecessor	Windows 3.1 ⓘ linked to: Windows for Workgroups
releaseDate	1992-10-01 ⓘ 1993-11-01 ⓘ
successor	Windows 95 ⓘ
supportsFileSystem	FAT16 ⓘ
supportsMode	386 enhanced mode ⓘ real mode ⓘ standard mode ⓘ
supportsMultitasking	16-bit cooperative multitasking ⓘ
supportsNetworkingModel	peer-to-peer networking ⓘ workgroup networking ⓘ
targetUserGroup	small offices ⓘ workgroups ⓘ
userInterface	graphical user interface ⓘ
versionOf	Windows 3.x ⓘ linked to: Windows for Workgroups

How these facts were elicited