Hacker News with Generative AI: Windows

SteamOS Destroys Windows (pointieststick.com)
With the release of the Lenovo Legion Go S gaming handheld, we’ve now got a real apples-to-apples comparison of how Windows 11 fares against Linux (specifically, SteamOS with KDE Plasma) on the same 1st-party supported OEM hardware in a gaming context. And the results are pretty devastating for Windows in terms of performance and battery life — according to even windowscentral.com!
Gaming, Operating Systems, Linux, Windows
12 points by LorenDB 30 days ago | 0 comments
End of 10 (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Operating Systems, Microsoft, Support, Windows
8 points by ognarb 30 days ago | 4 comments
Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app (theverge.com)
Microsoft is starting to open Windows Update up to any third-party app that needs to be updated.
Windows, Software Updates, Microsoft, Third-Party Apps
113 points by Tomte 30 days ago | 174 comments
Signal to Windows Recall: Drop Dead (computerworld.com)
Microsoft’s Recall is a security disaster disguised as a feature. Messaging app Signal is doing what it can to block it.
Security, Messaging Apps, Windows, Microsoft, Privacy
21 points by CrankyBear 31 days ago | 6 comments
Still booting after all these years: The people 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, Computers
7 points by pantalaimon 31 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: WinCse – Access Object Storage in Windows Explorer (Now AWS, GCP, etc.) (github.com/cbh34680)
WinCse is an application that integrates object storage into Windows Explorer, allowing you to manage buckets as if they were local file systems.
Software, Windows, Cloud Storage, File Management
14 points by cbh34680 31 days ago | 2 comments
Mesa3D Drivers for Windows (github.com/pal1000)
Mesa 25.1.1 builds with Visual Studio and MSYS2 Mingw-w64 are now available in releases section.
Windows, Graphics Drivers, Open Source, Mesa3D
57 points by XzetaU8 32 days ago | 13 comments
ReactOS, an Open Source Take on Windows (thenewstack.io)
ReactOS, Open Source, Operating Systems, Windows
12 points by Liriel 32 days ago | 2 comments
Windows Was the Problem All Along [video] (youtube.com)
Windows, Operating Systems, Video, Technology
14 points by fenced_load 33 days ago | 1 comments
Microsoft will stop accepting new third-party print drivers in Windows (2023) (arstechnica.com)
It's the beginning of the end for third-party printer drivers in Windows, according to a support document the company released earlier this month.
Microsoft, Windows, Software, Print Drivers, Operating Systems
9 points by w3ll_w3ll_w3ll 33 days ago | 0 comments
Valve takes another step toward making SteamOS a true Windows competitor (arstechnica.com)
Valve continues to plan for a SteamOS future that goes beyond the Steam Deck.
Operating Systems, Gaming, Steam, Windows, Competition
148 points by austinallegro 35 days ago | 151 comments
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
4 points by rbanffy 35 days 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 36 days ago | 0 comments
The Windows efficiency toolkit open-sourced by Microsoft (github.com/microsoft)
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.
Windows, Open Source, Productivity Tools, Microsoft
5 points by wushi 37 days ago | 1 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
47 points by rolph 38 days ago | 16 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
22 points by Tomte 38 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 38 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
297 points by agentkilo 38 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 39 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 39 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 39 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 39 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
1613 points by pentagrama 39 days ago | 1193 comments
Windows 10 to Linux upcycling campaign (endof10.org)
Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.
Operating Systems, Linux, Windows, Migration
9 points by disdi 39 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
20 points by zdw 40 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 40 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 40 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 41 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 42 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 43 days ago | 10 comments