Hacker News with Generative AI: Windows

In 3.5 years, Notepad has gone from "barely maintained" to "it writes for you" (arstechnica.com)
AI features in Windows are gradually becoming more widespread and inescapable.
AI, Software, Microsoft, Windows, Productivity
3 points by rbanffy 9 hours ago | 2 comments
Desktop Icons of Yore (datagubbe.se)
After reading an excellent blog post about the intended use cases for moricons.dll in Windows 3.1, it seemed pertinent to spread some further love for these little images.
Desktop Icons, Windows, History, Operating Systems, Nostalgia
7 points by blakespot 23 hours ago | 0 comments
Disabling kernel functions in your process (2009) (chadaustin.me)
Detecting and reporting unhandled exceptions with SetUnhandledExceptionFilter seemed logical, and, in fact, it worked... for a while. Eventually, we started to notice failures that should have been reported as a last-chance exception but weren't. After much investigation, we discovered that both Direct3D and Flash were installing their own unhandled exception filters! Worse, they were fighting over it, installing their handlers several times per second!
Programming, Windows, Debugging, Security, Software Development
34 points by rolph 3 days ago | 6 comments
Why do Windows functions all begin with a MOV EDI, EDI instruction? (2011) (microsoft.com)
If you look at the disassembly of functions inside Windows DLLs, you’ll find that they begin with the seemingly pointless instruction MOV EDI, EDI. This instruction copies a register to itself and updates no flags; it is completely meaningless. So why is it there?
Windows, Assembly Language, Reverse Engineering
21 points by Tomte 3 days ago | 3 comments
MCP Server for Windows (windows.com)
As AI agents become more capable and integrated into daily workflows, the need for secure, standardized communication between tools and agents has never been greater.
Windows, AI, Security
6 points by danjc 3 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: A Tiling Window Manager for Windows, Written in Janet (agent-kilo.github.io)
Jwno is a highly customizable tiling window manager for Windows 10/11, built with Janet and ❤️. It brings to your desktop magical parentheses power, which, I assure you, is not suspicious at all, and totally controllable.
Windows, Programming Languages, Open Source
290 points by agentkilo 3 days ago | 103 comments
Still Booting: People Stuck Using Ancient Windows Computers (bbc.com)
CTRL+ALT+DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
Technology, Operating Systems, Windows, Software, Nostalgia
12 points by andrewl 4 days ago | 2 comments
MCP will be native to Windows 11 (windows.com)
As AI agents become more capable and integrated into daily workflows, the need for secure, standardized communication between tools and agents has never been greater.
Windows, AI, Security
19 points by joshwarwick15 4 days ago | 4 comments
Microsoft Foundry Local for Windows and Mac (microsoft.com)
Foundry Local is an on-device AI inference solution offering performance, privacy, customization, and cost advantages.
Microsoft, Software, AI, Windows, Mac
6 points by MysticOracle 4 days ago | 2 comments
Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open-source (theverge.com)
Microsoft is making its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) open-source today, opening up the code for community members to contribute to.
Open Source, Microsoft, Windows, Linux
8 points by el_duderino 4 days ago | 2 comments
The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source (windows.com)
Today we’re very excited to announce the open-source release of the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Open Source, Operating Systems, Windows
1593 points by pentagrama 4 days ago | 1176 comments
Windows 10 to Linux upcycling campaign (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Operating Systems, Linux, Windows, Migration
8 points by disdi 5 days ago | 8 comments
The people stuck using ancient Windows computers (bbc.com)
CTRL+ALT+DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
Technology, Operating Systems, Windows, Nostalgia, Computing
19 points by zdw 5 days ago | 9 comments
Show HN: A Wolfenstein3D-like raycaster made in Windows Batch (github.com/nTh0rn)
A Wolfenstein3D-like raycaster made in Windows Batch.
Game Development, Windows, Retro Gaming
18 points by nthornton 5 days ago | 4 comments
The people stuck using ancient Windows computers (bbc.com)
CTRL+ALT+DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.
Technology, Operating Systems, Windows, Legacy Technology, Nostalgia
9 points by padolsey 5 days ago | 3 comments
FreeBASIC is a free/open source BASIC compiler for Windows DOS and Linux (freebasic.net)
FreeBASIC is a free/open source (GPL), BASIC compiler for Microsoft Windows, DOS and Linux.
Programming Languages, Open Source, Compiler, Windows, Linux
115 points by 90s_dev 6 days ago | 45 comments
Why is Windows Compressed Folders support stuck at the turn of the century? (2018) (microsoft.com)
Every so often, a customer will ask whether Windows Compressed Folders (Zip folders) supports something fancy like AES encryption, and we have to shake our head and apologize. “Sorry, no.”
Windows, Operating Systems, Encryption, Technology, History
5 points by michalpleban 7 days ago | 2 comments
How I fixed the infamous Basilisk II Windows “Black Screen” bug in 2013 (downtowndougbrown.com)
I’ve been noticing a lot of fun stories lately about bugs in old software that suddenly showed up in newer Windows versions.
Software, Bug Fixes, History, Operating Systems, Windows
79 points by zdw 8 days ago | 10 comments
Show HN: Kasimba – Simple macOS app that converts Windows paths to SMB addresses (github.com/taranntell)
A simple macOS application that converts Windows paths to SMB addresses. Useful for Mac users who need to access Windows network shares.
Mac, Software, Networking, Windows
8 points by bobnarizes 9 days ago | 5 comments
Don't buy a new computer when Support for Windows 10 ends on Oct 14 (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Operating Systems, Windows, Technology
14 points by teekert 10 days ago | 4 comments
We can no longer run Microsoft Store on 1809/LTSC 2019 (github.com/fernvenue)
Microsoft Store package for Windows LTSC.
Windows, Microsoft Store, Software, Operating Systems
52 points by fernvenue 10 days ago | 59 comments
What were the MS-DOS programs that the moricons.dll icons were intended for? (microsoft.com)
Last time, we looked at the legacy icons in progman.exe. But what about moricons.dll?
Windows, History, Software, Operating Systems, Programming
308 points by rbanffy 10 days ago | 167 comments
Build iOS Apps on Linux and Windows (swift.org)
iOS Development, Cross-Platform Development, Swift, Linux, Windows
269 points by plurby 12 days ago | 54 comments
Linux as a UEFI bootloader and kexecing windows (2022) (trmm.net)
Description: As strange as it first seems, chainloading Windows from Linux might be the more secure way to boot the system. From within a minimal PXE booted runtime, the Linux shell scripts can perform a TPM-rooted remote attestation with the normal tpm2 tools, receive the BitLocker keys from the attestation server using the safeboot scripts and safely pass them to Microsoft’s bootloader in a UEFI ramdisk via a form of kexec.
Linux, UEFI, Security, Bootloaders, Windows
12 points by GalaxySnail 15 days ago | 0 comments
After the 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan – jobs cuts, leaning on AI (theregister.com)
CrowdStrike – the Texas antivirus slinger famous for crashing millions of Windows machines last year – plans to cut five percent of its staff, or about 500 workers, in pursuit of "greater efficiencies," according to CEO and co-founder George Kurtz.
Cybersecurity, Layoffs, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Windows
7 points by rntn 15 days ago | 0 comments
End of ten – Linux instead of win 11 (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Operating Systems, Windows, Linux, Technology
11 points by hochmartinez 17 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Whippy Term - GUI terminal for embedded development (Linux and Windows) (whippyterm.com)
Whippy Term is a modern terminal program. It has been designed to have a modern UI and to run on modern OS's like Windows and Linux. It also has a number of unique features such as bookmarks, built in hex dumps, extending through plugins, and native support for binary protocols.
Software, GUI, Embedded Development, Linux, Windows
96 points by SurvivorTed 17 days ago | 14 comments
iVentoy installing unsafe Windows Kernel drivers? (github.com/ventoy)
iVentoy installing unsafe Windows Kernel drivers
Security, Operating Systems, Windows
15 points by _a8di 17 days ago | 8 comments
What were the intended uses of those icons in moricons.dll? (microsoft.com)
Since Windows 3.1, the moricons.dll file contains, well, more icons. What were these icons for?
Windows, Icons, History, Software, Programming
10 points by paulmooreparks 17 days ago | 0 comments
End of 10 Linux Campaign (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft
13 points by doener 18 days ago | 0 comments