Microsoft dropped Aero for its highly intensive nature - at that time - but there is a huge fanbase out there which has probably always wondered what if the tech giant had never given up.
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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.
A concept video depicting a hypothetical modern 2024 version of Windows 7, similar to that of Windows XP, suggests that the former would have not looked out of place or outdated, even today.
If you were always curious about how Windows XP could look if only it had received the modern treatment of Windows 11, a new "Windows XP 2024 Edition" concept video tries to answer that.
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.
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AMD has finally added Windows' Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling support to the company's latest RDNA 3-based RX 7000 series GPUs, namely, the RX 7900 series, 7800 series, and 7700 series.
Microsoft released an update to service components for multiple Windows 10 versions including 22H2, 21H2, 20H2, and more. The tech giant says the update, KB5001716, brings a new UI change.
After the recent update to Files App which introduced new Windows 11-styled rounded corners on certain Windows 10 elements, the app has now received another visual upgrade with new "fake mica" theme.
Alongside Acrylic, Mica, and Smoke, Microsoft has now added a new "Mica Alt" material to Windows 11. In case you don't know, these materials are used to design the Windows 11 UX and UI.
Microsoft's ex- UX chief Jensen Harris has revealed another interesting piece of Windows history. Apparently, it was being geared much more towards power users than the version eventually released.
A Microsoft ex-employee, Jensen Harris, has revealed for the first time the canned Windows 8 startup sound. Interestingly, the tune has not gone unused by Microsoft, and you may already have heard it.
Microsoft's new AI creates super-realistic talking-head deepfakes, and it made Mona Lisa rap
Windows tweaking app WinToys gets a big update with new features and improvements
Windows 10 will soon start nagging you to switch from local account to Microsoft Account
Five cool features coming soon to Windows 11
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