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If you’ve ever wanted to go back in time and relive the days of the personal computer before it had completely taken over all of our lives, you can now do so with a brilliant little app. On Thursday, Slack developer Alex Rieseberg shared a project on GitHub which condenses the entirety of the Windows 95 experience into a single app that run on modern versions of Windows, macOS, and even Linux. You can download it for free. Virtually everything you remember about Windows 95 is here, from the outdated, blocky user interface to the standard Start menu programs that used to ship with every Windows 95 machine.
That includes accessories such as Paint and WordPad, as well as games like FreeCell, Solitaire, and the ever-popular Minesweeper. Built with, the Windows version of the free app weighs in at just 129MB and ran smoothly on my Dell XPS 13. Rieseberg didn’t share any minimum specifications, but as long as you have a little bit of horsepower, you should be able to run the app without a hitch. Of course, I’m not sure why you would need to run Windows 95 in a separate window for more than a few minutes for nostalgia’s sake anyway, but it shouldn’t slow you down. Unfortunately, not every program that Rieseberg included in the package works. For example, you can open Internet Explorer, but you can’t actually get it to load any pages, as the app won’t connect to the internet. So while you might not get much use out of it, the Windows 95 app is a fun diversion on a slow summer Thursday.
Is a packaged copy of Microsoft's classic Windows 95 operating system that is running in an Electron application. The package is available for Windows, Linux and Mac devices, and can be downloaded from the project website.
The Windows 95 app is a 128MB download from GitHub, and it allows you use the operating system and its popular programs, including WordPad, Microsoft Paint, Solitaire, Minesweeper, and just play around with the settings. To get it running is straightforward, just download and double-click the executable.
The release has a size of about 100 Megabytes; Windows users need to download the 64-bit version of the Windows95 distribution to get started. It is just a matter of double-clicking on the downloaded executable file to run the program. The start screen displays several important options. You can click on 'Start Windows 95' to launch the operating system, reset the machine to start anew, insert a floppy disk, or discard the current state and boot from scratch. Windows 95 The Windows 95 environment itself runs in a window just like any other program. A selection of links and tools are displayed on the desktop that you may interact with.
You can access My Computer, the Control Panel, or the c: drive from there for instance. One of the first things you may want to do is change the default background image; this can be done with a right-click on the desktop and the selection of properties from the menu.
A click on the Start button displays links to tools and default programs that come with the operating system. You can start games like Minesweeper or FreeCell, or classic Windows programs such as Paint or the Media Player. While you can run and use most programs and tools of the Windows 95 distribution, you will notice that some cannot be launched or don't work properly. While you can run Internet Explorer on Windows 95, you will notice right away that it cannot connect to any website. Another thing that is useful to know is that you need to use the Esc-key to move the mouse cursor out of the Windows 95 window and to lock it in again.
The functionality seems a bit buggy at the time as I ran into mouse movement issues after exiting and entering the environment again. One interesting feature of Windows95 is the ability to load.img floppy disk images. You can run old games, apps, or load files from disks that you integrate this way. Third-party apps and games should run for the most part.
Windows95 remembers the previous state and loads it on every start. You can reset the state on the Start screen to start anew at any time. Closing Words Running Microsoft's ancient Windows 95 operating system on newer versions of Windows or on Mac or Linux devices may not be something that is very practical but it certainly appeals to users who grew up with Windows 95 and those who are curious about the operating system. The ability to load floppy disk images is certainly an appreciated feature.
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Now You: Remember Windows 95? My IBM Aptiva E04 came with Windows 95 OSR2. That computer is still running, but with 98SE. Still i think XP x64 is the best version ever made. Anything after that is bloated and thewy claim You uninstall Windows stuff while You really only deactivate them. In 2000, XP and XP x64 You could change Sysoc.inf by remove HIDE in that file and really do uninstall un-needed crap. With later versions You have to create a special install build to get rid off stuff (and that might not always work either).