Hacker News with Generative AI: Windows

Microsoft won't support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th (theverge.com)
Microsoft says it will no longer support Office apps, known as Microsoft 365 apps, on Windows 10 later this year.
Microsoft, Windows, Software
74 points by leotravis10 2 days ago | 88 comments
Transmission a Fast, Easy and Free BitTorrent Client for macOS, Windows, Linux (transmissionbt.com)
It's fast, it's extremely lightweight, and — even though it's available for a variety of platforms — it behaves just as you'd expect a Mac program to.
BitTorrent, Software, macOS, Windows, Linux
12 points by Bluestein 6 days ago | 0 comments
Wine 10.0 RC5 – Run Windows Applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS (winehq.org)
Software, Linux, Windows, Cross-Platform
11 points by neustradamus 7 days ago | 3 comments
WorstFit: Unveiling Hidden Transformers in Windows ANSI (orange.tw)
The research unveils a new attack surface in Windows by exploiting Best-Fit, an internal charset conversion feature. Through our work, we successfully transformed this feature into several practical attacks, including Path Traversal, Argument Injection, and even RCE, affecting numerous well-known applications! Given that the root cause spans compiler behavior, C/C++ runtime and developer’s mistakes, we also discussed the challenges of pushing fixes within the open-source ecosystem. Get the latest update and slides on our website!🔥 → https://worst.fit/
Security, Windows, Programming, Open Source, Research
373 points by notmine1337 8 days ago | 176 comments
Is XYplorer really written in VB6? (xyplorer.com)
Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
Programming, Software, Windows, File Management, Visual Basic
240 points by ethanpil 11 days ago | 227 comments
ESET recommends Linux if your unsupported Windows 11 PC can't update from 10 (neowin.net)
ESET Germany has published a new blog post about the upcoming end of support for Windows 10 and how it is going to affect around 65% or roughly 32 million PCs there.
Windows, Operating Systems, Security
53 points by marcodiego 12 days ago | 91 comments
Show HN: Windows' ext4 filesystem accesibility by new Visual Studio 2022 (github.com/abdulbadii)
ext4fsd is ext2, ext3 and ext4 file system accessibility on Windows
Windows, File Systems, Visual Studio, Software, Open Source
5 points by dogol 14 days ago | 0 comments
Administrator Protection on Windows 11 (microsoft.com)
In today's digital landscape, the importance of maintaining a robust security posture cannot be overstated.
Windows, Security, Operating Systems
4 points by gjsman-1000 14 days ago | 0 comments
System76 built the fastest Windows Arm PC (jeffgeerling.com)
System76 built their first workstation-class Arm PC, the Thelio Astra, and it's marketed for streamlined autonomous vehicle development.
Hardware, Windows, Arm, Automotive
126 points by speckx 15 days ago | 63 comments
With 10 months of support remaining, Windows 10 still dominates (theregister.com)
Microsoft's 2025 is off to a bad start amid statistics that show users are still giving Windows 11 a wide berth as Windows 10 continues to dominate the desktop operating system market.
Operating Systems, Windows, Microsoft, Technology, Market Share
39 points by LorenDB 15 days ago | 50 comments
Windows 2: The Final Fantasy of Operating Systems (ninakalinina.com)
It is common knowledge that Final Fantasy could have been the last game in the series. It is far less known that Windows 2, released around the same time, could too have been the last. If anything, things were more certain: even Microsoft believed that Windows 2 would be the last.
Windows, Operating Systems, History, Microsoft
84 points by rickcarlino 17 days ago | 56 comments
Dumping Memory to Bypass BitLocker on Windows 11 (noinitrd.github.io)
In this article I will demonstrate how to bypass BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 (version 24H2). This was accomplished by extracting full volume encryption keys (FVEK) from memory using my tool Memory-Dump-UEFI.
Security, Windows, Encryption, Operating Systems
310 points by supermatou 18 days ago | 176 comments
MiceWine – run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones (github.com/KreitinnSoftware)
MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.
Android, Gaming, Software, Windows
213 points by bj-rn 19 days ago | 67 comments
Show HN: Resizer2 – i3/KDE window movement on Windows (github.com/alvesvaren)
Resize and move windows like in KDE/i3 on Windows with Win+Mouse!
Windows, Productivity, GUI, Open Source, Software
40 points by alvel 20 days ago | 19 comments
AirPods desktop user experience for Windows and Linux (github.com/SpriteOvO)
☄️ AirPods desktop user experience enhancement program, for Windows and Linux (WIP)
AirPods, Windows, Linux, Open Source, Software
9 points by behnamoh 21 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: NeatShift – Organize Windows files with symbolic links (github.com/BytexGrid)
NeatShift is a modern Windows application that helps you organize files and folders while maintaining their accessibility through symbolic links.
Windows, Symbolic Links, File Organization, Software, Open Source
13 points by BytexGrid 21 days ago | 17 comments
Asus bombards Windows 11 with christmas.exe malware-like Christmas wreath banner (windowslatest.com)
The Christmas.exe in Task Manager and the Christmas theme wreath banner that covers half of your screen on Windows 11 are not malware but a new promotional campaign by ASUS on some PCs. It’s causing panic among users who spotted the banner on their PCs in the third week of December.
Windows, Malware, Asus, Marketing, Christmas
12 points by croes 25 days ago | 5 comments
Switched Back to Windows After over 10 Years on Linux (reddit.com)
After more than a decade using Linux, primarily Fedora, I’ve realized that in my current phase of life, everything needs to work seamlessly. The constant need to tweak and fix things when something breaks has become too frustrating, so I’ve switched back to Windows.
Operating Systems, Linux, Windows, Personal Computing
35 points by thunderbong 25 days ago | 97 comments
0x02 – Introduction to Windows Kernel Use After Frees (UaFs) (wetw0rk.github.io)
If you’ve been following the series consecutively, by now you should have exploited a basic Stack Overflow both within Windows 7 (x86) and Windows 10 (x64).
Security, Windows, Programming, Kernel Exploits
6 points by wetw0rk 34 days ago | 1 comments
A Deep Dive into Modern Windows Structured Exception Handler (SEH) (elmo.sg)
On Windows, the operating system implements its own unique exception handling mechanisms — Structured Exception Handling (SEH) and Vectored Exception Handling (VEH) — which is an extension on top of the conventional C/C++ language to provide support for runtime error handling.
Windows, Programming, Exception Handling, Operating Systems
5 points by todsacerdoti 35 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft gives Alt+Space shortcut over to Copilot (theregister.com)
Copilot has gone native for Windows Insiders and commandeered a popular keyboard shortcut in the process.
Microsoft, Windows, Shortcuts, Programming, Artificial Intelligence
23 points by isaacfrond 36 days ago | 29 comments
0x01 – Killing Windows Kernel Mitigations (wetw0rk.github.io)
This post was made possible through hard work and determination. Do not feel frustrated if this stuff does not click immediately and remember, the source of truth will always be the source code. For us, our source code is raw assembly. That said it’s important you understand these techniques in detail because when Microsoft releases new mitigations your foundation is what will allow you to develop bypasses.
Security, Windows, Reverse Engineering
118 points by neilwillgettoit 41 days ago | 13 comments
Windows on ARM Gets Major Gaming Boost with Prism Update (windowsonarm.org)
Microsoft has just rolled out a game-changing update to its Prism emulator in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview (Build 27744), marking a significant milestone for Windows on ARM devices.
Windows, Gaming, ARM, Software Updates, Microsoft
33 points by aviat 41 days ago | 8 comments
TPM 2.0 – a necessity for a secure and future-proof Windows 11 (microsoft.com)
With Windows 10 end of support approaching, it’s important to revisit a key minimum system requirement for Windows 11: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0. Let’s discuss the role of TPM and its value for those of you who have made the transition to Windows 11. You’ll also learn how to check your TPM status and how to prepare for Windows 11.
Security, Windows, Operating Systems, Hardware
8 points by doener 42 days ago | 10 comments
Wubuntu: The lovechild of Windows and Linux nobody asked for (theregister.com)
Wubuntu is a stripped-down Kubuntu, with custom themes and additional tools to make it look (a lot) and work (superficially) like Windows 11.
Linux, Operating Systems, Windows, Software
31 points by LorenDB 44 days ago | 36 comments
Show HN: Open-sourced (road) traffic counting application (github.com/asfarley)
VTC is a video-based traffic counting application for Windows computers. VTC targets Windows 10 but should also work on Windows 7, Vista and 8.
Open Source, Traffic Analysis, Software, Windows
117 points by asfarley 46 days ago | 24 comments
Windows 11 market share declines as users seemingly shift back to Windows 10 (tomshardware.com)
Operating Systems, Windows, Market Share, Technology
15 points by MRPockets 46 days ago | 3 comments
Windows 11 market share falls despite Microsoft ad blitz (theregister.com)
Despite Microsoft's push to get customers onto Windows 11, growth in the market share of the software giant's latest operating system has stalled, while Windows 10 has made modest gains, according to fresh figures from Statcounter.
Windows, Operating Systems, Market Share, Microsoft
9 points by rntn 46 days ago | 4 comments
RomCom exploits Firefox and Windows zero days in the wild (welivesecurity.com)
ESET researchers discovered a previously unknown vulnerability in Mozilla products, exploited in the wild by Russia-aligned group RomCom. This is at least the second time that RomCom has been caught exploiting a significant zero-day vulnerability in the wild, after the abuse of CVE-2023-36884 via Microsoft Word in June 2023.
Cybersecurity, Zero-Day Exploits, Firefox, Windows, Russia
58 points by croes 51 days ago | 28 comments
Russia-linked hackers exploited Firefox and Windows bugs in hacking campaign (techcrunch.com)
Security researchers have uncovered two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by RomCom, a Russian-linked hacking group, to target Firefox browser users and Windows device owners across Europe and North America.
Security, Hacking, Cybersecurity, Firefox, Windows
4 points by speckx 51 days ago | 0 comments