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Windows Maps: History, Features & Overview

Windows Maps is a discontinued web mapping client software from Microsoft. It is included with Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems and is also available for the Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One platforms.

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Windows Maps topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Features and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Windows Maps.

Related topics
22
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
25
Extracted relationships
30
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
25

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 13 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Features · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Microsoft
Final release
June 2025 Update (11.2506.3.0) / 8 July 2025; 13 months ago (2025-07-08)
License
Proprietary freeware
Operating system
Windows 10, 11 · Xbox One system software, Xbox Series X/S · Windows 8, Windows Phone 7 to Windows 10 Mobile
Release
20 November 2014; 11 years ago (2014-11-20)
Successor
Bing Maps

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Features

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Windows Maps connects Entity context

The extracted context around Windows Maps shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Windows Maps → Bing Apps, Bing Maps, HERE Maps, In, It, Maps, Metro-style, Microsoft, Microsoft MapPoint, Mobile, Nokia's, Purple, Since, TerraServer, The, Windows, Windows Phone Another extracted example is Windows Maps → Windows 10, 11, Windows 8, Windows Phone 7 to Windows 10 Mobile, Xbox One system software, Xbox Series X/S. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Windows Maps

Top relations

related to history · 17
Windows Maps → Bing Apps, Bing Maps, HERE Maps, In, It, Maps, Metro-style, Microsoft, Microsoft MapPoint, Mobile, Nokia's, Purple, Since, TerraServer, The, Windows, Windows Phone
Operating system · 3
Windows Maps → Windows 10, 11, Windows 8, Windows Phone 7 to Windows 10 Mobile, Xbox One system software, Xbox Series X/S
Developer · 1
Windows Maps → Microsoft
Final release · 1
Windows Maps → June 2025 Update (11.2506.3.0) / 8 July 2025; 13 months ago (2025-07-08)
License · 1
Windows Maps → Proprietary freeware
Release · 1
Windows Maps → 20 November 2014; 11 years ago (2014-11-20)
Successor · 1
Windows Maps → Bing Maps
Type · 1
Windows Maps → Web mapping
Website · 1
Windows Maps → support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-way-with-maps-51ece9fb-a0f2-9853-4164-6940865085c8
is a · 1
Windows Maps → discontinued web mapping client software from Microsoft

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

maps windows microsoft bing app 10 one xbox 11 features also map phone mobile support web mapping software operating series

Windows Maps relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 30 structured relationships around Windows Maps. Examples in this analysis include Windows Maps → Developer → Microsoft and Windows Maps → Final release → June 2025 Update (11.2506.3.0) / 8 July 2025; 13 months ago (2025-07-08). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Windows MapsDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Windows MapsFinal releaseJune 2025 Update (11.2506.3.0) / 8 July 2025; 13 months ago (2025-07-08)1.00infobox
Windows MapsLicenseProprietary freeware1.00infobox
Windows MapsOperating systemWindows 10, 111.00infobox
Windows MapsOperating systemXbox One system software, Xbox Series X/S1.00infobox
Windows MapsOperating systemWindows 8, Windows Phone 7 to Windows 10 Mobile1.00infobox
Windows MapsRelease20 November 2014; 11 years ago (2014-11-20)1.00infobox
Windows MapsSuccessorBing Maps1.00infobox
Windows MapsTypeWeb mapping1.00infobox
Windows MapsWebsitesupport.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-way-with-maps-51ece9fb-a0f2-9853-4164-6940865085c81.00infobox
Windows Mapsis adiscontinued web mapping client software from Microsoft0.90text
Microsoft MapPointinstance ofHistoryThe original Maps app was based on existing Microsoft technologies0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Windows Maps bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Windows, Microsoft and Bing. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Windows Maps
    • Windows
    • Microsoft
    • Bing
    • One
    • App
    • Mobile
    • Phone
    • Support
    • Xbox
    • Announced
    • Features
    • Logo
  • windows maps
    • Windows
    • Bing
    • Microsoft
    • One
    • App
    • Mobile
    • Phone
    • Support
    • Xbox
    • Announced
    • Features
    • Logo
  • microsoft mappoint
    • Bing
    • Technologies
    • Used
    • Directions
    • Mappoint
    • Microsoft
    • Software
    • Web
    • Windows
    • Support
    • Maps
    • Also
  • bing maps
    • Windows
    • Bing
    • Maps
    • Microsoft
    • App
    • Data
    • Mappoint
    • Replaced
    • Technologies
    • Map
    • Phone
    • Mobile
  • here maps
    • Windows
    • Bing
    • Microsoft
    • App
    • Mobile
    • Phone
    • Support
    • One
    • Announced
    • Data
    • Features
    • Logo
  • windows 10 mobile
    • Support
    • Bing
    • One
    • App
    • Announced
    • Including
    • Layout
    • Logo
    • Mobile
    • Operating
    • Phone
    • Series
  • windows phone 7
    • Bing
    • One
    • App
    • Logo
    • Mobile
    • Phone
    • Series
    • Software
    • Support
    • Using
    • Web
    • Windows
  • windows phone 8.1
    • Bing
    • One
    • App
    • Logo
    • Mobile
    • Phone
    • Series
    • Software
    • Support
    • Using
    • Web
    • Windows

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Windows Maps, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Windows Maps with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Windows MapsHistory · splits 12 ⟂ 14
Windows MapsOverview · splits 18 ⟂ 8
Windows MapsFeatures · splits 23 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Windows Maps

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples30
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Windows Maps to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Features & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Windows Maps · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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