One question that really puzzles me is how Operating systems have neat GUI, and how they are created. I have searched over Google for information on how Operating systems GUI are created. How are OS GUI's created and in what languages are they created in?
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This is a very broad question and as far as I know that's not the ideal format for a StackOverflow question. If you have searched Google then elaborate why the Google search results weren't sufficient, and ideally elaborate which specific things about the search results you are confused with, if anything. Also it would have been a good idea to search StackOverflow itself for similar questions before creating a new question. See the "Asking" page here: https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask
That said the GUI you're asking about isn't necessarily part of the operating system. Strictly speaking the operating system refers to the kernel, which is the software that manages hardware devices and scheduling of processes, and a user interface which may or may not involve graphics (rather than just a command line interface). Though in common parlance the "operating system" can refer to both the kernel and a GUI consisting of a windowing system and a desktop environment.
Variations of this question appear to have already been asked around StackOverflow and StackExchange. See these pages:
What is Linux’s native GUI API?
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/250375/how-does-gui-in-unix-linux-actually-work
https://superuser.com/questions/1173074/how-do-the-componets-of-a-gui-work-in-linux
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