 Instead, "feature updates" are released twice a year with names such as "Creators Update" and "Fall Creators Update" that introduce new capabilities.The first independent version of Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity.The project was briefly codenamed "Interface Manager" before the windowing system was implemented - contrary to popular belief that it was the original name for Windows and Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name "Windows" would be more appealing to customers.