Every so often, Microsoft design director Diego Baca boots up an old computer so he can play around with Windows 95 again. Baca has made a hobby of assembling old PCs with new-in-box vintage parts, ...

Someone saw a 30-year-old OS and thought it needed a Linux subsystem.

Almost every nerd is aware of the iconic Microsoft Windows theme songs. The one for Windows 95 just became history as it got inducted into the National Recording Registry. Whether you are a Neowin ...

This week's Microsoft news recap is here with plenty of Build 2025 announcements, more Xbox games for PlayStation 5, new Windows 11 preview builds, remastered Windows 95 wallpapers, and more. This ...

The new Windows Run box has been officially unveiled, and it's a genuine improvement over the legacy interface with faster ...

The switch from Windows 3.x to Windows 95 was a big step for Microsoft and their software developers. Accordingly, Microsoft tested the compatibility of as many programs as possible when making the ...

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People are mocking the 94ms load time of the new Windows 11 Run dialog. Here is why this backlash fundamentally misunderstands how PCs work.

It’s something of a shock to be reminded that Microsoft’s Windows 95 is now 30 years old — but the PC operating system that brought 32-bit computing to the masses and left behind a graphical interface ...

What just happened? Happy Birthday to Windows 95, Microsoft's first, extremely successful foray into the world of 32-bit consumer operating systems. The company released the original retail edition of ...

Microsoft's Win32 API dates back to Windows 95, and a senior exec says nobody expected it to still be essential in 2026.

Software engineer Satoshi Nakajima, the lead architect of Microsoft’s Windows 95, picked up a Mac for the first time two years ago. He was so impressed, he says he’ll never touch a PC again. Satoshi ...