Use Windows 3.1 straight from your browser to boot up pure nostalgia

Remember Windows 3.1? If there's a thrill when you think about it, you can relive the whole environment at one masterful ...
inews.co.uk

My £1,600- a-month flat was covered in mould, but my landlord did nothing

Elizabeth grew up in warm climates and had never lived in a mouldy home before. She turned to the Citizens Advice Bureau, ...
TweakTown

eXoWin9x lets you play over 650 Windows 95 and Windows 98 games from a single 262GB launcher

TL;DR: eXoWin9x Vol. 1 offers a 263GB collection of 662 fully emulated classic Windows 95-98 games, including DOOM II, Diablo, and SimCity 2000. Featuring easy setup, multiplayer support, and ...

Windows video players used to just be green screens, which is why you could trick MS Paint into becoming a little theater

If you opened up the ol' Windows Media player back in the 95, 98 or XP days, brace yourself for a mild shock: it was lying to you. And by lying, well, what I really mean is rendering video somewhere ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft was apparently so embarrassed by Windows 98's infamous on-stage Blue Screen of Death it built a new testing room on campus to ensure it would never happen again

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A company that's been around as long as Microsoft will inevitably have a history of presentations ...
BGR

This Upcoming Paint Feature Brings The Windows App One Step Closer To Being A Proper Photoshop Alternative

One of the latest Windows Insiders updates has given us a new look at upcoming Paint features that could make Microsoft's default Windows app a better contender for Photoshop. According to a release ...
ZDNet

Windows Paint just got a major Photoshop-like upgrade you'll want to try - what's new

Windows 11 Paint can now save your work with all edits intact. Paint also now lets you adjust the transparency of your strokes. The new features are rolling out to Windows 11 insiders. One of the many ...
GitHub

Windows 98 SE / ME Mouse Driver Patch to remove DOS speed bugs and mouse acceleration

The patch is a 32-bit windows application that runs on anything from 95 to 11. 01 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 7F 0x3910 (98SE) / 0x3110 ...
Digital Trends

The history of Windows: How the OS has changed over time

What comes to mind when you look back at the history of Windows? Is it the iconic logos, the ever-changing Start menus, or maybe the introduction of Live Tiles? The story of Microsoft’s flagship ...
Digital Trends

Ranking all 12 versions of Windows, from worst to best

Do you have a favorite Windows? It’s not something most folks think about unless you’ve experienced the rollercoaster Microsoft has put many PC fans through over the years. There’s a lot of nostalgia ...
Wired

There’s AI Inside Windows Paint and Notepad Now. Here’s How to Use It

Tech companies aren’t holding back when it comes to stuffing artificial intelligence capabilities into every app and piece of hardware they can, and even the most basic software tools are getting ...
PC World

Every Microsoft Windows operating system, ranked

What was Microsoft’s best Windows operating system of all time? If you’re like us, you have…opinions. Even if you’re not the type to parse through all of the little details that separated Windows 98 ...