Windows 95 setup was three programs in a trench coat, Microsoft vet reveals

Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has settled once and for all the question of why the Windows 95 setup program went on a tour ...
TechSpot

Did you know? Windows 95 used three different operating systems during setup

Retro Potato: Longtime Microsoft software engineer Raymond Chen recently responded to an intriguing retro-tech question posed by a game developer on X. The developer inquired about the three distinct ...
TechSpot

Windows 95 developers didn't have enough time to give the OS its own setup program

Retro Potato: Raymond Chen is once again sharing an intriguing behind-the-scenes story about the making of Windows 95. It turns out that building the setup process for the consumer-oriented operating ...
PC Gamer

You can now run Windows 95 in your web browser

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nostalgia is a powerful thing. The moment I booted up this Windows 95 emulation, Brian Eno's ...
Windows Central

A TechTuber nostalgically runs Windows 95 on a Nintendo 3DS with 256MB of RAM and a stylus pen — but painfully slow boot times hashed his mellow

TechTuber MetraByte recently managed to get Windows 95 to run on the new Nintendo 3DS. The modder encountered several setbacks during the process, including slow boot times, which can be attributed to ...
TechRepublic

Windows 95 is reborn – in a browser

The 20-year-old Microsoft OS can be run directly from the browser - thanks to a student project to recreate memories of computing from their childhood. It’s been more than 20 years since the release ...