A former Microsoft veteran engineer who had worked on multiple major Windows components and features recently shared a story relating to Zip support. Today, more back story about it was shared.
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While the non-geeks and non-nerds out there may feel like it's a giant waste of time, a YouTuber managed to port "thousands of apps" back to Windows 95. However, it was no easy thing to do.
Dave Plummer, a Microsoft veteran, shared a story about porting the Format dialog from Windows 95 to Windows NT. What was intended as a temporary solution ended up lasting almost three decades.
Microsoft's release of 3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet was the start of a long history for this game that was later bundled into many future versions of the Windows operating system.
Dave Plummer, a Microsoft veteran responsible for implementing ZIP support in Windows, revealed a story about how his project helped him buy a red Corvette and why ZIP in Windows still sucks.
Similar to Y2K22 and the far more popular Y2K superbugs, Y2K38 is also expected to wreak havoc in the computing world. Surprisingly, a Windows 95, 98, and 2000 era app is unaffected by it.
While Microsoft is making it difficult to run modern Windows on old hardware, the backward compatibility story of the software side can be a bit different as a fun experiment shows.
ReactOS, which is referred to sometimes as the Open source Windows, has received another major update. Following wider UEFI bootability, the OS has now got an upgraded installation setup GUI.
Even though Microsoft Bob was killed off almost as soon as it was unveiled back in 1995-96, a dev has taken inspiration and has now built a new unofficial app for Windows 11 with the same intention.
Microsoft developed Hover, a sci-fi-themed first-person game that launched with the CD-ROM editions of Windows 95. Later, Microsoft revived the game as a web-based title for Internet Explorer.
Microsoft began its Patch Tuesday efforts 20 years ago. Today, the company takes a look back at the past two decades of its Windows update efforts, and how it will continue to evolve in the future.
The retail version of Microsoft's Windows 95 went on sale on August 24, 1995. It was accompanied by a promotion and marketing campaign that remains unprecedented for any PC operating system.
It is probably not a bad guess to say that at least some Windows enthusiasts own some retro PC that still has Windows 95 or similar in it. If you wanted to update it, this website may help.
Launched in 1995, the idea was to make it easier to use Windows with things like a UI made to look like a living room. Instead, Microsoft Bob bombed and was quickly discontinued and abandoned.
Vivaldi has been updated to version 6.0 today. The latest version adds the ability to design custom icons based on themes like Windows 95, new Workspaces options, and many bug fixes.
The Start menu, which became the big feature of Microsoft's Windows 95, became a major feature for its future Windows operating system, with one big exception that had major consequences.
OpenAI's ChatGPT was successfully tricked into generating valid activation keys for Windows 95. Although it refused at first, a revised prompt was able to trick the AI without the chatbot realizing.
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Check out our final edition of Microsoft Weekly for 2022, covering a quieter period with some nostalgia, an interesting UI change for Notepad, and some updates to first- and third-party Windows apps.
The latest Stardock WindowBlinds 11 update is here and it allows users to customize Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the style of the classic Windows 95. This is thanks to an all-new skin.
While Microsoft only recently introduced tabbed File Explorer to the general public with Windows 11 version 22H2, the company has been working on and testing the feature for a very, very long time.
The Windows 95 in Electron project brings back Windows 95 to those who want to relive it. The latest update of the app gets several new features like Chromium 106 support, dark mode, and more.
An old build of Microsoft's canceled, modular OS for traditional PCs has leaked online. The operating system was codenamed Polaris and will be superseded by Windows 10X later this year.
Microsoft's Windows Ugly Sweater returns this year with an MS Paint theme. The company is now selling all versions of the sweater on the Xbox Gear Shop and donating partial sales to Girls Who Code.
The last week of August brought the 25-year anniversary of Windows 95, the return of a Halo veteran, new features for Edge, and much, much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview.
This day 25 years ago, Microsoft released Windows 95. The firm posted a video that goes over the evolution of the OS. It will also conduct a two part Insider webcast with two Windows 95 engineers.
Microsoft's latest bit of merchandise is a sweater in the spirit of ugly Christmas sweaters. The design features the Windows 95 logo, and it's being sent out to a few lucky fans on Twitter.
Another week, another stack of Microsoft news to go through. Quite a few gaming tidbits, some of the usual Insider Preview builds, and a fair number of app updates. Be sure to catch up via our guide.
If you ever miss the old days of Windows 95, you don't have to anymore. Microsoft's legacy operating system is now available to download for free from GitHub as an Electron application.
Kevin Unangst is moving on from almost a 30-year career at Microsoft to join Stardock as its vice president to focus on global marketing. We tracked him down to get more about his time at Microsoft.
If you ever wanted to experience a simulated time of working at the office, now you can. A new game by design professor Pippin Barr is available to play for free right in your browser.
After the ancient OS appeared on an Apple Watch last month, you can now witness the spectacle of 'Duke Nukem 3D' running on Windows 95 through a DOS emulator converted to a UWP app on the Xbox One.
Windows 95 is over twenty years old now but that didn't stop a developer from trying to install it on an Apple Watch. He eventually succeeds bringing it to life, and explains how he did it.
Computing has come a long, long way since Windows 95. So what happens when some teens today see Windows 95, and an old computer? Thoughtfulness, ignorance and humility, believe it or not.
In case you never got to try Windows 3.1 for yourself, now's your chance to do so without any hassle. Microsoft's ancient OS and over 1,500 of its applications are now available in your browser.
If you find yourself in a trip down to nostalgia lane, you might want to open up your browsers as it's now possible to natively run Windows 95 right from inside your browser, apps and all included.
From 'Windows 110' and Acer's "empty shell", to Swatch's smartwatch silliness, more Ashley Madison fallout, and uTorrent's play to make you pay, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news.
Two decades ago, Windows 95 was released. We take a look back at some of the most notable features of the popular operating system and its influence on later versions of Windows.
The creator of the first Start Menu in Windows 95 has revealed his disappointment with its implementation in Windows 10, saying that there hasn't been much innovation in its latest form.
Still craving the return of the old-school Start menu? Then the Windows 95 Phone from Nokia could be what you're looking for, fusing the classic OS with Nokia hardware in one terrifying abomination.
18 years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 95, the biggest change in the company's Windows OS since it started, introducing features that are still being used in some form in Windows 8.
