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Why Isn't Windows XP Open Source Yet?

Windows 3.1 liberated the mainstream from the DOS prompt, and Windows 95 felt like the future had arrived when I first tried ...
Digital Trends

Ranking all 12 versions of Windows, from worst to best

You can tell a person’s age by which version of Windows is their favorite. I have fond memories of XP and Windows 98 SE, so you can take a guess at mine, but I have ...
Windows Central

Windows 95, Vista, XP, and more can now get updates, but not from Microsoft

You can now access updates to classic Windows versions via the Windows Update Restore website. The website isn't affiliated with Microsoft. The team behind the ...
Neowin

Change your Windows 11 or Windows 10 to Windows 7 or Vista with this single command0 0

Recently, we explored a couple of fan-made concepts wherein Windows XP and Windows 7 were re-imagined as modern versions and how they would be if they existed today. The idea was to create a 2024 ...
Ars Technica

Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years

It has never been too hard for someone with the right amount of time, desperation, or flexible scruples to get around Windows XP’s activation scheme. And yet XP activation, the actual encrypted ...