Microsoft is giving Windows 11’s Run command a fresh look, 30 years later

Microsoft is testing a new version of the Run command window (summoned by pressing Win + R simultaneously) in Windows 11. The ...

Microsoft's revamping Windows 11's Run prompt, and already there are jokes about Copilot integration – alongside more serious worries

Windows 11's Run box is seemingly getting refreshed The new-look prompt was found hidden in a Windows 11 test build As well ...

Microsoft finally has a better looking Run dialog for Windows 11

Microsoft is finally updating the design of the Run dialog prompt in Windows after more than 30 years. After committing to ...
Hackaday

Porting Modern Windows Applications To Windows 95

Windows 95 was an amazing operating system that would forever transform the world of home computing, setting the standard for user interaction on a desktop and quite possibly was the OS which had the ...
Fast Company

Windows 95’s look and feel are more impressive than ever

Every so often, Microsoft design director Diego Baca boots up an old computer so he can play around with Windows 95 again. Baca has made a hobby of assembling old PCs with new-in-box vintage parts, ...
Windows Latest

Windows 11 is getting a modern Windows Run (Win+R) built with WinUI 3, and it might get new features

Microsoft is testing a new Windows Run, but don’t worry. It won’t replace the existing legacy Windows Run dialog that we all ...
TweakTown

You can now benchmark a Windows 95 PC with CrystalMark Retro

TL;DR: CrystalMark Retro 2.0, a free benchmarking tool from Crystal Dew World, now supports Windows 95, 98, and Me, after a year of development. It allows users to compare retro and modern systems.
PC World

RIP Microsoft WordPad, a PC mainstay since Windows 95

WordPad, a Windows rich editing app that has been a mainstay of the platform since Windows 95, is on its way out. Microsoft has marked it for deprecation, a death knell that signals that it will be ...