Posts by windowsonwindows@mas.to
(DIR) Post #AVxPkNScs4q4vuzdey by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-05-23T20:10:09Z
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Live pictures of my immune system:
(DIR) Post #AVxf7G1kAq2lqpmsTo by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-05-23T23:06:33Z
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@gianmarcogg03 👌😁
(DIR) Post #AWPdyTOBzXyo2tKAeO by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-06-06T11:04:24Z
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Mom, can we have Windows XP?Mom: No, we have Windows XP at home.Windows XP at home:
(DIR) Post #AWPdyVOcWvViGnXXay by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-06-06T11:04:25Z
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P.S. Credit to @itsnobeltech@twitter.com for the pic!
(DIR) Post #AWUOSYqlcr1QC3oZou by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-06-08T16:33:01Z
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Tree, The Four Seasons In Spring is the default wallpaper in builds 4083-4093 of Windows Codename Longhorn (which released as Windows Vista in 2006). The image, taken by photographer Andre Gallant, is 1 of 4 similar shots of the same tree seen in spring, summer, autumn & winter.
(DIR) Post #AWUOSZXf3NKiL5spg8 by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-06-08T16:33:06Z
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Here are the summer, autumn & winter versions:
(DIR) Post #AXM7XxVFpTAr7pCNd2 by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-07-04T16:03:55Z
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@windowsonwindows 🗳️ Which Windows slogan is the best? 👀
(DIR) Post #AXOsO4YzoBLqHwelIe by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-07-05T23:19:36Z
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Hey Windowers, we’re now on Threads! Find us at https://www.threads.net/@wowstartsnow, or search for @wowstartsnow in the Threads app! 🧵🧵🧵
(DIR) Post #AXQFHiDqS3VzMgewVs by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-07-06T15:55:17Z
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Windows has an undocumented “Emergency Shutdown” feature. Though information is scarce, it existed at least as far back as Windows NT 3.51 (1995). To access it, a user must press Ctrl+Alt+Del & choose the Shut Down option. After confirming, the system will immediately shut down.
(DIR) Post #AXQIUM2G9geFTRIe0W by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-07-06T16:31:22Z
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Windows has an undocumented “Emergency Shutdown” feature. Though info is scarce, it existed at least as far back as Windows NT 3.51 (1995). To access it, a user must press Ctrl+Alt+Delete & click Shut Down whilst holding Ctrl. After confirming, the system immediately shuts down.
(DIR) Post #AY4MCj5tybQpHqIVDE by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-07-25T12:55:00Z
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Windows XP wallpapers, 2001.
(DIR) Post #AYUarcmwxSlXJLMDeS by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-08-07T15:30:19Z
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The development of Windows Codename Longhorn began in 2001, with Microsoft initially hoping for a 2003 release. In 2004, they announced its development would start afresh, owing to multiple issues with the 1st attempt. Longhorn would eventually release as Windows Vista in 2006.
(DIR) Post #AZu1JfabKRLtIIPxyq by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-09-18T17:49:28Z
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Windows Home Server (2007) was a version of Windows designed for use on so-called “stay-at-home” servers. These were touted as a home backup solution for consumers. A children's book - “Mommy, Why Is There A Server In The House?” - was released to promote the operating system. 📖
(DIR) Post #AadU32091fwd8NvYXI by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-10-07T15:44:21Z
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It’s spooky month! 👻 And Mystery was a desktop theme included in the Microsoft Plus! software pack for Windows 95 (1995). 🔍 It included a 3D rendered wallpaper of a spooky study, a haunted house screensaver with animated *spookiness* & *terrifying* cursors & system sounds.🦇🌕
(DIR) Post #Abu957dZpORz4Q3eN6 by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-11-17T17:17:43Z
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Windows has traditionally included hidden media called Easter eggs. Many referenced the team working on a particular version. In 2002, Microsoft ended the practice via its Trustworthy Computing Initiative. In 2022, a 35-year-old Windows 1 Easter egg was found by @mswin_bat (Twitter). 🤯
(DIR) Post #AcwTyZ6RqxUvT9GndQ by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2023-12-18T17:06:02Z
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Windows 1’s (1985) release was delayed several times following its announcement in 1983. On 30th July 1985, Microsoft released Windows 1 “Premiere Edition” to select users in the computing industry, in an attempt to sustain interest in the OS, & to prove it wasn’t vapourware. 😬
(DIR) Post #Ahf6XAwyaGVarUOMuO by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2024-05-05T19:44:49Z
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This was the original design for the Windows 8 (2012) logo. 👀 Director of Program Management for the Windows 8 User Experience, @jensenharris, explained that the now-familiar lines were added as “we didn’t think we could get trademark protection for a simple solid trapezoid”.
(DIR) Post #Aj1w037mYVdlRRjMAK by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2024-06-17T20:14:55Z
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Running Windows XP’s (2001) Logon screensaver in the Home Premium edition of Windows Vista gives this curious result: the OS is referred to as “Windows XP Freestyle”. Freestyle was the codename for Windows XP Media Centre Edition (2002), which this seems to be a holdover from. 👀
(DIR) Post #Albfk8FG0sNqPfBHLE by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2024-09-02T20:08:26Z
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Windows 95 build 222, from 9th November 1994, is one of the few Windows development builds not available in English. While the Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish & Swedish localisations are all similar, the German variant features this unique background image during setup. 🌌🌎👀
(DIR) Post #Am6Fn545icLkVjSex6 by windowsonwindows@mas.to
2024-09-17T16:27:57Z
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Candy is an unfinished & unreleased visual style for Windows XP (2001). Originally found via source code, it seems - for unknown reasons - to be based on the contemporaneous macOS visual style, Aqua. It likely functioned to test the new visual style engine that would debut in XP.