Microsoft is a developer of personal computer software. It is best known for its Windows operating system, the Internet Explorer and subsequent Microsoft Edge web browsers, the Microsoft Office family of productivity software plus services, and the Visual Studio IDE. The company also publishes books (through Microsoft Press) and video games (through Xbox Game Studios), and produces its own line of hardware. The following is a list of the notable Microsoft software Applications.

Software development

3D

Educational

Subscription services

Maintenance and administration

Operating systems

Productivity

Applications

Suites

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office for Mac

Servers

Video games

Xbox Game Studios

Bethesda Softworks

Part of Windows

Arcade game hexic series

Web services

Windows components

Pre-installed Windows Games

Windows 7

Miscellaneous