Windows Vista's startup sound suddenly reappears in Windows 11's beta build, and no, it's not a joke (www.xda-developers.com)
from ryujin470@fedia.io to technology@beehaw.org on 16 Jun 16:17
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LWD@lemm.ee on 16 Jun 17:15 next collapse

Bringing back nostalgia for one even the bad versions of Windows weren’t as bad as they are now.

lnxtx@feddit.nl on 16 Jun 17:27 next collapse

Or PTSD.

Powderhorn@beehaw.org on 17 Jun 01:21 collapse

I skipped XP entirely on account of its cartoonish interface, jumping direct to Vista when programs started dropping Win2K support.

01189998819991197253@infosec.pub on 17 Jun 02:45 collapse

You skipped, arguably, the best version of windows. I stayed on 98se as long as I could, until the custom black themes came out. They made it much less cartoony.

Here’s one I used (screenshot from the interwebs):

<img alt="" src="https://infosec.pub/pictrs/image/542922b6-aa15-495f-8237-7f8e22b9d992.jpeg">

bownage@beehaw.org on 17 Jun 13:12 collapse

The black themes went so hard. I miss XP

JakobFel@retrolemmy.com on 18 Jun 12:30 collapse

First, Apple with Liquid Glass. Now this. We are so back.