Hackernews posts about Windows

Windows is Microsoft's popular operating system and software suite for personal computers and other devices.

1. Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account (www.theverge.com)
   624 points by josephcsible 25 days ago | 1353 comments
2. No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive (idiallo.com)
   580 points by firefoxd 19 days ago | 446 comments
3. Retiring Windows 10 and Microsoft's move towards a surveillance state (www.scottrlarson.com)
   550 points by trinsic2 16 days ago | 491 comments
4. Zed is now available on Windows (zed.dev)
   548 points by meetpateltech 16 days ago | 365 comments
5. YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs (old.reddit.com)
   514 points by jjbinx007 2 days ago | 480 comments
6. Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux (www.tomshardware.com)
   488 points by jamesgill 3 days ago | 260 comments
7. No account? No Windows 11, Microsoft says as another loophole snaps shut (www.theregister.com)
   343 points by Bender 24 days ago | 4 comments
8. WinBoat: Windows apps on Linux with seamless integration (www.winboat.app)
   316 points by nateb2022 23 days ago | 209 comments
9. Windows Subsystem for FreeBSD (github.com)
   278 points by rguiscard 20 days ago | 139 comments
10. Show HN: Rift – A tiling window manager for macOS (github.com)
    212 points by atticus_ 20 days ago | 122 comments
11. I have released a 69.0MB version of Windows 7 x86 (twitter.com)
    183 points by rvnx 1 day ago | 89 comments
12. Who needs Git when you have 1M context windows? (www.alexmolas.com)
    177 points by alexmolas 28 days ago | 192 comments
13. Windows 11 Cumulative Update 2025-10 breaks localhost applications (learn.microsoft.com)
    177 points by marksamman 16 days ago | 22 comments
14. ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with (www.tomshardware.com)
    155 points by jrepinc 9 days ago | 200 comments
15. Windows 11 25H2 October Update Bug Renders Recovery Environment Unusable (www.techpowerup.com)
    149 points by MaximilianEmel 12 days ago | 118 comments
16. Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales (www.macrumors.com)
    138 points by akyuu 6 days ago | 194 comments
17. A beginner's guide to deploying LLMs with AMD on Windows using PyTorch (gpuopen.com)
    128 points by beckford 25 days ago | 47 comments
18. Windows 7 marketshare jumps to nearly 10% as Windows 10 support is about to end (www.neowin.net)
    124 points by sznio 29 days ago | 214 comments
19. ElementaryOS – Thoughtful, capable and ethical replacement for Windows/macOS (elementary.io)
    104 points by donutshop 20 days ago | 87 comments
20. The MacBook Air 2025 Is Now Cheaper Than a Random Mid-Range Windows Laptop (kotaku.com)
    93 points by PaulHoule 11 days ago | 181 comments
21. Windows 11 update breaks localhost, prompting mass uninstall workaround (www.theregister.com)
    88 points by baobun 15 days ago | 3 comments
22. Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their "biggest launch" (www.neowin.net)
    75 points by bundie 13 days ago | 113 comments
23. Windows 3.1 in a Windows 95 Virtual Machine (2022) (www.geoffchappell.com)
    71 points by Lammy 27 days ago | 54 comments
24. Microsoft are removing mechanisms for creating a local account in Windows Setup (blogs.windows.com)
    67 points by MaximilianEmel 25 days ago | 2 comments
25. Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling (pirg.org)
    60 points by rntn 29 days ago | 102 comments
26. Windows 10 refuses to go gentle into that good night (www.theregister.com)
    59 points by rntn 29 days ago | 73 comments
27. Show HN: DidMySettingsChange – A tool that checks changed windows settings (github.com)
    51 points by nolesapex 26 days ago | 14 comments
28. Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025 (support.microsoft.com)
    50 points by MaximilianEmel 17 days ago | 45 comments
29. Wine 10.16 (Dev) – Run Windows Applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS (gitlab.winehq.org)
    43 points by neustradamus 26 days ago | 23 comments
30. Build a VPN Tunnel with Wintun on Windows – Part 1 (0xmm.in)
    42 points by pkt0x53 25 days ago | 3 comments