The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MSDOS , but the solution may also be MS-DOS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Precursor to Windows crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MSDOS | 80 % | 5 |
| MS-DOS | 20 % | 6 |
Why may MS-DOS be the right solution?
The answer "MS-DOS" is the right solution because it was the operating system developed by Microsoft that preceded the introduction of Windows.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Precursor to Windows
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More clues leading to the result MSDOS
- Early PC platform
- Early computer platform
- Early PC environment
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- Software letters
- Old PC software
- Old PC platform
- Windows forerunner