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==History==

A simple arithmetic calculator was first included with [[Windows 1.0]].<ref>[{{Cite web |title=Windows 1.01 |url=http://toastytech.com/guis/win1012.html Windows 1.01 |access-date=2024-08-04 Graphical User Interface Gallery]|website=toastytech.com}}</ref>

In [[Windows 3.0]], a scientific mode was added, which included [[exponent]]s and [[Nth root|root]]s, [[logarithm]]s, [[factorial]]-based functions, [[trigonometry]] (supports [[radian]], [[degree (angle)|degree]] and [[gradian]]s angles), base conversions (2, 8, 10, 16), logic operations, [[statistics|statistical]] functions such as single variable statistics and linear regression.

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All Windows 10 editions (both LTSC and non-LTSC) continue to have a {{code|calc.exe}}, which however is just a stub that launches (via ShellExecute) the handler that is associated with the '{{code|calculator:}}' pseudo-protocol. As with any other protocol or filetype, when there are multiple handlers to choose from, users are free to choose which handler they prefer{{mdash}} either via the classic control panel ('Default programs' settings) or the immersive UI settings ('Default Apps' settings) or from the command prompt via {{code|OpenWith calculator:}}.

In the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, a currency converter mode was added to Calculator.<ref>[{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=Windows Experience |last2=Pidgeon |first2=Elana |date=2017-12-28 |title=Windows 10 Tip: Travel easier with the built-in currency converter |url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/28/windows-10-tip-travel-easier-built-currency-converter/#t0KTuJAB5mK3CHM6.97 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Windows 10Experience Tip:Blog Travel easier with the built|language=en-in currency converter]US}}</ref>

On 6 March 2019, Microsoft released the [[source code]] for Calculator on [[GitHub]] under the [[MIT License]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-open-sourcing-windows-calculator-on-github/|title=Microsoft is open-sourcing Windows Calculator on GitHub|last=Foley|first=Mary Jo|author-link=Mary Jo Foley|date=6 March 2019|website=ZDNet|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>

=== Windows 11 ===

In Windows 11, the Calculator app's user interface was modified to match the design of Windows 11 and a new settings page is present for users to toggle between the themes of the app without changing the operating system's theme. In 2021, Microsoft announced it would migrate the codebase of the Calculator app to [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] in order to welcome more developers to contribute to the app.

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