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Windows 95 didn’t detect installers, it ‘guessed’ based on the file name, says veteran dev
By Luke James Published
The full match list ran to six terms: setup, install, inst, imposta, ayarla, and felrak.

Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware
By Hassam Nasir Published
LG monitors apparently auto-install an app on your PC when you first connect them, all thanks to the Microsoft Store.

RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware
By Mark Tyson Published
Enthusiast demos Microsoft’s newest OS running 'completely stable' on a Core 2 Quad Q6600, using a DDR1 motherboard, supported by an ATi Radeon HD 4650 AGP graphics card.

Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates for a second year
By Luke James Published
Microsoft has extended its free consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by a year, pushing the cutoff for critical security patches to October 14th, 2027.

Microsoft is reportedly testing Copilot+ AI features with discrete GPUs instead of NPUs
By Jowi Morales Published
Is this the beginning of the end for Copilot+ PCs?

RetroPad is a ‘full-feature-parity version of Notepad from XP’ in just 2,749 bytes
By Mark Tyson Published
A 'full-feature-parity version of Notepad' has been written in x86 assembly and it weighs in at under 3KB.

Bill Gates once starred in a bizarre Doom promo to push Windows 95 back in 1993
By Mark Tyson Published
Bill Gates gives a possessed Doom heavy weapon dude both barrels in a rediscovered Windows 95 plus DirectX gaming presentation.

IBM ThinkPad T43 enthusiast installs 'almost' every version of Windows on the single-core laptop without using virtual machine
By Mark Tyson Published
An IBM ThinkPad user boasts that they can install '(almost) all versions of Windows from NT 4 to 10 22H2' with driver support, without resorting to virtual machine (VM) technology.
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