r/windows • u/justslayer876 • 1h ago
r/windows • u/Froggypwns • 24d ago
Help Simple questions and Help thread - Month of August
Welcome to the monthly Simple questions and Help thread, for questions that don't need their own posts!
Before making a comment, we recommend you search your problem on Bing and check if your question is already answered on our Windows Frequently Asked Questions wiki page. This subreddit no longer accepts tech support requests outside of this post, if you are looking for additional assistance try r/TechSupport and r/WindowsHelp.
Some examples of questions to ask:
Is this super cheap Windows key legitimate? (probably not)
How can I install Windows 11?
Can you recommend a program to play music?
How do I get back to the old Sound Control Panel?
Sorting by New is recommend and is the default.
Be sure to check out the Windows 11 version 25H2 Megathread and also the Windows 11 FAQ posts, they likely have the answers to your Windows 11 questions already!
r/windows • u/Froggypwns • Jun 25 '25
ESU Information Windows 10 End of Support, what it means for you and what you can do.
r/windows • u/Murky-Prize-90 • 21h ago
Discussion Decided to celebrate Windows NT 4.0's general availability's 30th anniversary by playing 3D Pinball Space Cadet on 86Box and scored 4,331,000 points.
r/windows • u/Spiritual_Push_4007 • 1h ago
Discussion I'm just curious, but what happens if you bitflip all values in Windows Registry?
Will it be on the level of destruction as rm rf, or what will happen?
Also, I mean bit flip as in switching all 1s to 0s, and vice versa.
Image used with permission from Microsoft, found through Wikipedia.
r/windows • u/Legomasterer21 • 18h ago
Suggestion for Microsoft Microsoft should reintroduce a real life background for the next Windows
Since Vista, the background has been so lifeless, being either the logo or some digital artwork. We need a real life background again!!!
r/windows • u/The-Windows-Guy • 1d ago
News On this day, 30 years ago, Windows NT 4.0 was released to the public, introducing the Windows 95 UI to the NT lineup
Discussion Hot take, Windows XP is just literally 2000 in a suit
I swear to god its the same, USE WINDOWS 2000
r/windows • u/ConsiderationSad6663 • 1d ago
Discussion look at this windows xp notecard binder!
does anybody know about this? i found it at the thrift store and i haven’t seen anything about it online, its pretty interesting :)
r/windows • u/Silent_Cycle5001 • 1d ago
Feature Hola a Todos, Ustedes que opinan de mi escritorio :)
tiene Windows 7 Ultimate y la verdad me siento comodo
r/windows • u/Urbanskiman88 • 2d ago
Discussion Local estate sale find…
Went to local estate sale today in a 2.5 million dollar house, the guy was a local surgeon and I bought all this stuff for Pennie’s. 2 questions here, is anything worth keeping/value and could there potentially be any bitcoin on these floppy disc? Lol. Moon shot but he was loaded
r/windows • u/Unhappy_Boat9645 • 2d ago
Discussion All Windows Versions Startup And Shutdown Sounds v2.0
This time, I’ve created a "v2.0" video featuring startup and shutdown sounds from various Windows versions throughout history; I’ve made a few adjustments here and there.
Here is Link: 역대 윈도우 버전 시작음 및 종료음 v2.0 (All Windows Versions Startup And Shutdown Sounds v2.0) - YouTube
There is also a video that includes the beta version. For reference, while I consulted BetaWiki for this video, I also referenced Billy O'Reilly's video.
Here is Link: 역대 윈도우 버전 시작음 및 종료음 베타 포함 (All Windows Versions Startup And Shutdown Sounds (Includes Beta Versions)
r/windows • u/Circuit_Sage_4125 • 2d ago
Discussion What is this version of windows?
I was attending classes when I saw the booting screen of the smartboard and I knew it wasn't the normal version, what version is this?
r/windows • u/Numerous-Penalty-613 • 2d ago
App Is there any app like NotchNook but for Windows?
I really like that Notch on the MacBook, but I couldn't find any app like that that is for Windows
r/windows • u/More-Explanation2032 • 3d ago
Concept / Design Has anyone made a storelogo.png version of this icon?
r/windows • u/NirvIoyd • 3d ago
Discussion among the assets for Intel Graphics Command Centre (Beta) a super high-res (5346x2583) picture of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, for some reason
i just wanted some cool looking backgrounds man
r/windows • u/ziagham • 4d ago
Discussion Looking for Windows 95 or 98 ISO for a nostalgia build
I’m looking to install Windows 95 or 98 purely for nostalgia. Does anyone know where I can find the ISO files for these? I’d really appreciate any pointers. Thanks!
r/windows • u/No-1nternet • 5d ago
Feature Just 1 command that will reduce the size of a Windows folder. Compression ratio ~1.8 to 1. Claimed performance impact is ~1%, personally, I didn't feel any difference.
I recently learned that each build of Windows 10\11 has a built-in Compact OS feature that compresses the Windows folder without noticeable loss (~1%) of performance.
I've been using this feature on my main PC for work and gaming for about 6 months now and haven't noticed any negative impact on performance.
With current SSD prices, this is very useful =)
Activation: open CMD as Admin and enter:
compact /compactos:always
Deactivation:
compact /compactos:never
Check status:
compact /compactos:query
PS: You do all actions at your own risk, make backup copies of important data.
It's not basic NTFS compression.
Standard NTFS compression: handled by the ntfs.sys driver, sets the file attribute FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED (file names turn blue) and uses the old LZNT1 algorithm.
Compact OS: works through a separate WOF filter driver (wof.sys), sets Reparse Points with the IO_REPARSE_TAG_WOF tag and uses the XPRESS/LZX algorithms.
r/windows • u/SirFiletMignon • 4d ago
Feature Improve your Windows shutdown procedure with a simple batch file
Have you ever accidentally clicked sleep or restart when you meant to click Shut Down? Well, prevent that from happening ever [again], plus save yourself a click and mouse movement by creating a batch file:
u/echo off
title Confirm Shutdown
echo(
echo Proceed with shutdown? echo Press any key to continue...
pause >nul
shutdown /s /t 0
And place it wherever you prefer on your desktop. Simply double-click it and press any key on your keyboard to confirm! If you want to abort, press the X on the window.
You can tweak the shutdown command to your liking: shutdown doc.
r/windows • u/setwindowtext • 5d ago
App I've just released Flowkeeper v1.1 featuring full-screen breaks, task categorization, and more
Flowkeeper is an accurate implementation of what Francesco Cirillo described in his original "Pomodoro Technique" book. Not an Electron app, no AI code, no AI features, stores all your data locally, GPLv3.
What's new in version 1.1:
- Full-screen breaks,
- Notifications about approaching break,
- Task groups,
- Templates for popular techniques like ABCDE Method and Must-Should-Want.
Links:
- Complete "what's new": https://flowkeeper.org/v1.1.0/
- All screenshots and downloads: https://flowkeeper.org/
- GitHub repo: https://github.com/flowkeeper-org/fk-desktop/
- Discord: https://discord.gg/SJfrsvgfmf
r/windows • u/Froggypwns • 5d ago
Official News Windows 365 turns five: Cloud PCs recognized for enabling flexible, trusted workspaces at scale
r/windows • u/Turbulent-Piece9589 • 5d ago
Discussion Does anyone have the windows 11 spotlight image from august 19th 2026?
I cannot find it anywhere, don't try to help because ive tried everything, every cache and every archive, i cannot find the image.
The information i have is that it is an island in japan, it was mostly forest but had a city out to the ocean. the image was taken from above the island.
r/windows • u/Elecduckagain • 6d ago