From pixels to pinot: The Windows XP 'Bliss' wallpaper hill was real and this is what it looks like now
Windows XP was the most blissful iteration of Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system. That's an objective, empirical, ...
There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs
The app spits out benchmarking scores for five things: single-core CPU performance, multi-core CPU performance, 2D graphics ...
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RIP Windows XP: The story behind 'Bliss,' the most iconic wallpaper of all time
The photo you see above -- the default wallpaper for Windows XP -- is probably the most recognizable image in the world. What you probably didn't know is that it's a real photo, called Bliss ...
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Windows XP and Windows 11 File Explorer icons are pretty much the same
It might be obvious to some users, but Windows XP and Windows 11 are not that different. In fact, the folder icons in File ...
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Windows 11 has just gained the most market share it has ever since its release
While Windows 11 continues to gain ground, older versions of Windows, such as Windows 7 and Windows XP, maintain small but ...
ReactOS emits release 0.4.15 – its first since 2021
The ReactOS project is putting out a point-release for the first time in a few years, and this insanely optimistic effort is ...
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Microsoft is slowing down OneNote on Windows 10 to force users to upgrade
The original OneNote was announced by Bill Gates in 2002, back when most people were still using Windows XP or Windows 2000 ...