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'Windows sucks,' former Microsoft engineer says, explains how to fix it
07 Nov 2025 21:30 GMT
… days of Windows NT 3.5x and the advent of Windows NT 4. Although …
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Bell bottom-era tape unearthed, could contain lost piece of Unix history
07 Nov 2025 21:30 GMT
… – as seen in the original Windows NT OpenGL screensaver.
Ricci said:
The …
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Windows 'really does suck for some people': Ex Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer explains how he would fix the popular OS
07 Nov 2025 17:18 GMT
… the original Pinball port on Windows NT, as well as creating Task …
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After Windows 98’s live demo crash, Bill Gates had Microsoft build a secret test lab to prevent future embarrassment — "That must be why we're not shipping yet."
07 Nov 2025 14:57 GMT
… screen of death), and the Windows NT kernel error, which was authored …
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Windows 10 ESU: Requirements, Activation IDs & Installation Process
07 Nov 2025 11:33 GMT
… PC:
Key: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\ESU
Name: EnableESUSubscriptionCheck …
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Microsoft’s pivotal Windows NT 3.5 release made it a serious contender, 31 years ago today
21 Sep 2025 17:18 GMT
… workstation guys.
By contrast, Windows NT was designed as a … products.
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… Central)Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit …
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… kernel-level adjustments in the Windows NT executive.
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Former MS engineer Dave Plummer admits he accidentally coded Pinball to run 'at like, 5,000 frames per second' on Windows NT
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… ran great on my old Windows NT 4.0 beige box, and … he ported the game to Windows NT from Windows 95, he wrote … 'd get that iconic Windows NT 4.0 error sound instead …
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Microsoft Configuration Manager to switch to an annual release cadence
06 Nov 2025 15:00 GMT
… ), first introduced in 1994 alongside Windows NT 3.5 in the guise …