Hackernews posts about Windows

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

1. What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
   364 points by soheilpro 17 days ago | 179 comments
2. Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and paste (www.theregister.com)
   263 points by Alephinitesimal 13 days ago | 184 comments
3. The "Windows XP Box" (2003) (www.mini-itx.com)
   224 points by doubletwoyou 5 days ago | 53 comments
4. A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts (devblogs.microsoft.com)
   179 points by tybulewicz 4 days ago | 119 comments
5. CUDA for AMD on Windows (github.com)
   175 points by chiassedu80 14 days ago | 109 comments
6. Defrag98: Windows 98 Disk Defragmenter Simulator Online (defrag98.com)
   135 points by throw0101a 29 days ago | 77 comments
7. O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11 (www.oo-software.com)
   101 points by embedding-shape 23 days ago | 111 comments
8. Windows 11's "special" developer edition looks like another marketing misfire (www.neowin.net)
   83 points by bundie 21 days ago | 70 comments
9. Kumander Linux – A Linux Distro with a Windows 7 Desktop (www.kumander.org)
   75 points by linuxkernal 29 days ago | 51 comments
10. The Gemini app is now available for Windows (blog.google)
    56 points by quysala12 16 days ago | 45 comments
11. An implementation of Conway's Game of Life for Windows 3.1x and later (www.muppetlabs.com)
    56 points by Bluestein 28 days ago | 14 comments
12. Emacs/Wayland Window Manager in pure elisp (github.com)
    44 points by thkoch 20 days ago | 2 comments
13. Show HN: I built a post-mortem debugger for native Windows x64/x86 crashes (www.forensicdbg.com)
    37 points by Loren_SL 4 days ago | 7 comments
14. Libertix installs Linux with 3 mouse clicks for Windows users (ekimia.fr)
    36 points by freechelmi 27 days ago | 11 comments
15. The OG Creator of Task Manager on Windows Built a New Task Manager (tmog.org)
    31 points by CarbonNanotubes 30 days ago | 42 comments
16. The Overton Window of Food (think-twice.me)
    24 points by zug_zug 25 days ago | 25 comments
17. Microsoft Brings "Age Verification" System to Windows (reclaimthenet.org)
    20 points by PPBear 16 days ago | 8 comments
18. Show HN: I built a hand-modeled 3D Windows 98 portfolio with Three.js (wesselsdesktop.com)
    16 points by Abstract2D 16 days ago | 4 comments
19. Microsoft says Windows 11 age checks will limit features, starting with Teams (www.neowin.net)
    16 points by bundie 23 days ago | 3 comments
20. Claude 20x usage is only for the 5 hour window, not for the weekly limit
    15 points by vmg12 27 days ago | 3 comments
21. Video CDs Break Windows Explorer (clydesnotes.blogspot.com)
    15 points by ClydeN about 18 hours ago | discuss
22. Which came first, Windows 95's taskbar or NeXT's Dock? Neither (www.theregister.com)
    14 points by rbanffy 21 days ago | 4 comments
23. Microsoft Project Zenith: A ready-to-code Windows setup for developers (blogs.windows.com)
    14 points by CoderLim110 22 days ago | 3 comments
24. Responsive Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (win31.gross.is)
    13 points by endtwist 22 days ago | 1 comments
25. The Overton Window of Food (think-twice.me)
    11 points by zug_zug 27 days ago | 7 comments
26. Show HN: Determinstic LLM inference for lowest price Gemma 4, with Windows XP (www.tokendelivery.ai)
    9 points by carsonpoole 15 days ago | 1 comments
27. Get up to $175 back for your pre-installed Windows 11 license (www.tomshardware.com)
    8 points by rbanffy 28 days ago | 5 comments
28. Ex-MS engineer reveals the story behind the infamous 'FCKGW' Windows XP key (www.pcgamer.com)
    8 points by rfarley04 10 days ago | 1 comments
29. Microsoft account refuseniks have another way of installing Windows (www.theregister.com)
    8 points by josephcsible 12 days ago | 1 comments
30. Ryanair will dispute passenger's claim he was sucked out of window (www.theguardian.com)
    8 points by prmph 17 days ago | discuss