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Summary

Non-free media data
Description	Screenshot of the default Windows Me desktop, showing the Start menu
Source	Screenshot is taken and uploaded by wilsontulus5 (talk · contribs) on March 23, 2023 inside a QEMU/KVM virtual machine.
Author	Microsoft
Portion used	Entire screen
Low resolution?	Yes

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Use rationale

Non-free media rationale for Windows Me
Article	Windows Me
Purpose of use	Screenshot demonstrates a typical Windows Me desktop and is used for educational purpose
Replaceable?	Cannot be replaced with a free image

Non-free media rationale for History of Microsoft Windows
Article	History of Microsoft Windows
Purpose of use	Screenshot demonstrates a typical Windows Me desktop and is used for educational purpose
Replaceable?	Cannot be replaced with a free image

Non-free media rationale for Windows 9x
Article	Windows 9x
Purpose of use	This screenshot illustrates Windows Me, the final version of the Windows 9x series of operating systems. The image is vital to the user's understanding of the evolution of the Windows 9x series of software. Use of the screenshot is the only way to get an accurate impression of what the visual aspect of the software is.
Replaceable?	Cannot be replaced with a free image

File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:26, 23 March 2023		512 × 384 (30 KB)	Wilsontulus5 (talk \| contribs)	New screenshot of Windows ME taken at an average early 2000's computer monitor resolution (1024x768) then downscaled 2x to 512x384 using GIMP bicubic method to preserve most details. No third party programs and updates were installed, so the screenshot is purely the first user experience after the clean installation apart from the drivers.
	06:02, 23 December 2022	No thumbnail	364 × 273 (23 KB)	LucasKannou (talk \| contribs)	Resize to less than 0.1 MP per WP:IMAGERES via script.
	03:18, 23 December 2022	No thumbnail	365 × 274 (19 KB)	Paowee (talk \| contribs)	Updated screenshot where Windows ME got to the point it got all system and app updates before it's EOL
	08:30, 14 February 2019	No thumbnail	365 × 273 (29 KB)	JJMC89 (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 18:55, 19 July 2015 (UTC): too large
	07:53, 1 February 2019	No thumbnail	640 × 480 (17 KB)	K0D3R (talk \| contribs)	Risized image so it is no longer indescernible.
	18:55, 19 July 2015	No thumbnail	365 × 273 (29 KB)	Cryptic (talk \| contribs)	Resize manually so text is legible
	06:12, 30 November 2014	No thumbnail	365 × 273 (5 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	15:55, 21 November 2014	No thumbnail	640 × 480 (8 KB)	Chungy (talk \| contribs)	In line with the Windows 95 and 98 shots, the start menu is not being displayed. It's also full resolution and no custom wallpaper has been selected.
	06:00, 6 June 2014	No thumbnail	365 × 273 (40 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	17:20, 5 June 2014	No thumbnail	640 × 480 (20 KB)	Codename Lisa (talk \| contribs)	Windows ME, immediately after being installed. The problem with the past version, uploaded by Koman, was that it was contaminated by additional software like Windows Media Player 9 and Internet Explorer 6.

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Unique ID of original document	xmp.did:ffdf9350-7cdb-42a4-a9b2-4361776bf14c
Software used	GIMP
Horizontal resolution	37.79 dpc
Vertical resolution	37.79 dpc
File change date and time	16:24, 23 March 2023