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if this is flared incorrectly, just tell me what to flair it as. you guys should really add a wallpaper flair for posts like this.

I recently spent several hours recreating Windows 95 on Windows 11 using Open-Shell, ExplorerPatcher, registry edits, custom icon packs, and classic wallpapers.

While doing it, I realized how much work goes into recreating older versions of Windows. That got me thinking:

What if Windows had official "Legacy Themes"?

Rather than changing the OS itself, these themes would simply reskin Windows while keeping the latest kernel, security, drivers, and modern features.

Possible themes could include:

• Windows 95
• Windows 98
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 10

One idea I especially like is allowing developers to optionally include theme-specific icons for their apps. For example, if someone selected the Windows 95 theme, apps like Steam, Discord, Chrome, VS Code, or Minecraft could display Windows 95-style icons if the developer chose to provide them. Otherwise, Windows would simply use the normal icon.

I liked the idea enough that I submitted it to Microsoft's Feedback Portal.

Would you use this? If so, what version of Windows would you use?

Imo, its really bad, horrible output lag, im better off using my old lg lcd smart tv for it. I used my spare laptop as my secondary monitor, and while using this, it glitched out and left smudgy looking pixels on my screen, had to restart that laptop. Keep in mind im both connected to my 5G wifi, still, this feature is really ass.

The colorful logo was also first featured on the packaging of the operating system.

hi every one(my question is for those who already test that on windows 7) i want to buy an external hard drive enclosure for my hard disk hdd,but do windows 7 read that like the black rectangular or like the red rectangular. see picture. i m very sorry for my bad english and for my bad knowledge in technology

This guy stole the song, uploaded it to DistroKid, and gave it a Content ID (which doesn't surprise me in cases like this). So yes, his intention is to abuse the Content ID system, and I don't think I need to explain what that means, but it could be summarized as monetizing videos that use Stan LePard's song, which before this was a copyright-free song and was used in practically every Windows-related video.

I find it disgusting to take advantage of Stan LePard, since, as we all know, he sadly passed away several years ago, and being deceased, he can't do anything about it on his own. The song was never officially on Spotify (which I believe is because the song was commissioned by Microsoft, and therefore they own the rights to it), which is why things like this eventually happened.

And as a postscript, this guy makes and uploads songs created with Suno AI, which doesn't bode well, judging by what we're already seeing...

Windows 11 rice

https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar/releases

https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases

Maybe you wondered how to change Windows 11 startup sound to something your liking, or how to restore the glorious Windows 7 startup/shutdown sounds. It can be done pretty easily. Follow the guide below:

https://gist.github.com/horsecz/08b164802c7f349fdb56a4587cf7d407

I’ve put together a video featuring the startup and shutdown sounds from every version of Windows. Which version is your favorite?

And Here is the YouTube video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5olN1qdUWs0

It's different from rainbow version. Colours and tones are much more great on this one, i could'nt find it anywhere please someone help.

Basically this is a childhood memory of mine, when I was around 9, I went to a local dentist shop in Hungary when Windows 7 was still widely used (around 2017), and on one of the computers, I saw a standard Windows 7 installation, but the recycle bin was different. The blue recycle symbol on the front was red and the size of it was much more chunky and fat, almost as if it was comically overfilled. My question is that did Microsoft ever put this in like a Windows 7 version that was used in healthcare places or what? I've never seen this on any other Windows 7 computer and couldn't find anything about it on the internet, only this image that I attached because it looks similar, but still not quite the same.

I managed to get Windows 11 running on a DDR1 motherboard with the Intel i865PE chipset (originally released back in 2003). The motherboard (an ASRock ConRoe865PE) actually supports 65nm Core 2 Quad CPUs, so I used a Q6600. Having 4 cores definitely helps overall.

With some "hacking"... AGP 8X is fully functional and H.264 hardware decoding is active. I used an ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP with Windows 7 64 bit drivers from 2012.

The best part? It’s completely stable.