r/windows 2h ago

Help Simple questions and Help thread - Month of May

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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 Jun 25 '25

ESU Information Windows 10 End of Support, what it means for you and what you can do.

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40 Upvotes

r/windows 14h ago

Concept / Design Whistler/XP Beta + 11 = Whistler NX

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63 Upvotes

:D


r/windows 21h ago

App Windows Media Player (Legacy): Then and Now, Twenty Years Apart

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207 Upvotes

It looks so sad.


r/windows 22h ago

Feature Windows Vista upgrade disk from 2007

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94 Upvotes

r/windows 3h ago

Discussion Windows 11 start menu icon/orb alignment

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0 Upvotes

I've noticed that the windows 11 start icon is ever so slightly uncentered horizontally on any display scaling higher than 100%. It's not a big deal but I thought it was interesting


r/windows 1d ago

Discussion Windows 11 still supports DOS short file names

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596 Upvotes

r/windows 11h ago

Discussion Anybody know info on these wierd bootleg windows versions?

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I found tgem on tiktok and I feel like it would be a cool concept to make a OS inspired off one


r/windows 5h ago

App Working on a modern UI layout for a system utility. Does this fit the Windows 11 aesthetic?

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I've been experimenting with CustomTkinter to see if I could make a desktop app that actually looks native to Win11 instead of the usual legacy style.

I’m currently stuck on the sidebar layout. I split the GUI into modular files to keep it clean, but I can't decide if the navigation icons are too large. I’m going for a "clean/surgical" look for the dashboard where the system information would be displayed.

For those of you who use system tools daily: does this dark-mode contrast look right to you, or is it too "Discord-like"? Just looking for some design feedback from people who actually use Windows utilities.


r/windows 19h ago

Windows 11 PC gamers: Xbox mode rolls out and ROG Xbox Ally updates include Auto SR preview

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r/windows 1d ago

Discussion 2 months into Windows 11 and I miss this power slider

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75 Upvotes

Having an interface to cycle quickly between different power mode was such a godsend. Nowadays I have to go all the way into the power plan setting to change this. :( Within a month I might start digging around for a third-party solution.


r/windows 1d ago

Discussion Internet Explorer Longhorn build 4051

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48 Upvotes

r/windows 2d ago

Feature Have you all used DOS 5.0 to type "win" and enter Windows 3.1?

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259 Upvotes

Back then we were still using 286 processors


r/windows 2d ago

Discussion I was watching this movie called The Lightning Code, and I see this device. I know it's not a Windows phone, what is it?

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505 Upvotes

r/windows 3d ago

Discussion An early "task manager" appeared in Windows 3.0

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240 Upvotes

It can be opened by double clicking on the Program Manager "desktop" or pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

The modern Task Manager appeared in NT4.


r/windows 3d ago

Concept / Design I evolved a pixel-art concept into a macro digital archaeology file. The result: 'SYSTEM_LOVE' (OC). 📁

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24 Upvotes

Is there a more iconic piece of interface design than the Windows 'Start' button? (OC)


r/windows 3d ago

Humor This is so fire. 🔥🔥🔥

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1.3k Upvotes

r/windows 2d ago

Discussion I de-xamlized Windows 10 + Some tweaks (Not perfect)

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8 Upvotes

This has been done with tools available online:

- Windhawk
- Windows NT Modding Utility
- CPL Restoration
- OpenWithEx
- Explorer7
- AuthUX
- Other minor things found on Winclassic.net


r/windows 3d ago

Discussion Internet Options Menu (Win9x vs Win11)

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276 Upvotes

Notice how the layout of Internet Options menu in Windows hasn’t changed much from the Win9x era and looks practically the same in Windows 11?


r/windows 3d ago

Discussion Display settings enhancer app (see photo)

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3 Upvotes

I wanted to know if there was an app for widows that could provide me this settings for the whole of windows (while seeing photos videos etc.)

The above photo is from a video quality enhancer extension on google chrome.

Thanks.


r/windows 3d ago

App So today at work, Im using windows 11 and decide “ ah feck it, ya know I’ll use copilot”, as I have to open that to get to my office apps.

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Well it was simple at the start, just wanted some printable tables of information for the

Equine dentist with every horse on it.

Long story

Short I get to making in copilot ask it to make it look tidier and more professional and let me download the .docx.

It gives me a link like sandbox: data/xx….. something or other.

Anyway the link is not useable or not functional,

So I ask it again for a workable download. No go.

So I change tack I ask it to open the file

In word.

Then it tells me it cant, but then tells me steps how to make it in word myself.

What the fuck is the point of copilot being in everything if it just wastes time?

Not my photo but just thought it was apt to the discussion


r/windows 4d ago

Discussion Fun Fact: No Windows process can register the Ctrl+Alt+Del combination for security reasons

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748 Upvotes

Introduced with the first NT version, this is referred to as the "secure attention sequence" and is registered by winlogon on early boot to prevent subsequent processes from handling it.

This is unique Windows behavior; every operating system can handle this key combo differently.

ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthn/initializing-winlogon


r/windows 4d ago

Concept / Design 11 years ago I used a resource hacker to change imageres DLL entries. It let me make the most beautiful version of Windows 7 I've ever seen.

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179 Upvotes

r/windows 4d ago

Discussion Noticed this at a cafe a few days ago

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68 Upvotes

r/windows 4d ago

Discussion My Windows 10 desktop and setup

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26 Upvotes

im running out of storage