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by unregistereddev 456 days ago
Windows 95 and 98 came with QBasic, but it was not installed by default. It was an optional "extra feature" that could be added from your Windows installation media.

I do not know about earlier versions of Windows.

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qbasic is not a C compiler. It was also not possible to make windows applications with it… and it lacked the option to generate a .exe file.

It was more of a toy.

I apologize for misreading your post, I thought you asserted that Windows did not come with QBasic. I'm well aware of what QBasic was - it's what I used when I first learned programming. It was an excellent toy for 12yo me.