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6,037 stories · 78 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026704 stories
Why does Opus 5 feel worse to work with?↗ mun-logadan.github.io · HN · 874 comments · 993 points · Aug 14, 2026
LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent↗ videocardz.com · HN · 637 comments · 1228 points · Jul 18, 2026
Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel with massive speed gains↗ xda-developers.com · HN · 497 comments · 1306 points · Mar 24, 2026
Microsoft's "fix" for Windows 11↗ sambent.com · HN · 758 comments · 1046 points · Mar 24, 2026
I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too↗ notebookcheck.net · HN · 800 comments · 854 points · Jan 11, 2026
2025934 stories
Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders↗ windowslatest.com · HN · 638 comments · 703 points · Nov 17, 2025
.NET 10↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 583 comments · 612 points · Nov 11, 2025
Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio↗ mitchivin.com · HN · 323 comments · 1032 points · Sep 07, 2025
The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source↗ blogs.windows.com · HN · 1194 comments · 1613 points · May 19, 2025
How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2↗ cookieplmonster.github.io · HN · 298 comments · 1371 points · Apr 23, 2025
2024894 stories
Keyhole – Forge own Windows Store licenses↗ massgrave.dev · HN · 296 comments · 638 points · Sep 07, 2024
CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops↗ old.reddit.com · HN · 3859 comments · 4489 points · Jul 19, 2024
Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 371 comments · 633 points · Jun 25, 2024
My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore↗ howtogeek.com · HN · 658 comments · 693 points · Jun 22, 2024
Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)↗ gmunk.com · HN · 268 comments · 773 points · May 22, 2024
2023819 stories
.NET 8↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 14 comments · 75 points · Nov 14, 2023
Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English↗ twitter.com · HN · 47 comments · 139 points · Jun 07, 2023
Microsoft is slowly rolling out ads in the Windows 11 start menu↗ gizmodo.com · HN · 75 comments · 100 points · Apr 12, 2023
Firefox engineers discover a Windows Defender bug that causes high CPU usage↗ bugzilla.mozilla.org · HN · 13 comments · 75 points · Apr 05, 2023
Debloating Windows 10 with one command and no internet scripts↗ gabrielsieben.tech · HN · 37 comments · 117 points · Jan 02, 2023
2022740 stories
Welcome to the M1 Windows project↗ amarioguy.github.io · HN · 260 comments · 600 points · Jun 07, 2022
PowerToys – open-source Windows utilities↗ fourth-wall.co.uk · HN · 319 comments · 676 points · May 08, 2022
Windows needs a change in priorities↗ den.dev · HN · 860 comments · 1194 points · Mar 20, 2022
Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 440 comments · 619 points · Jan 24, 2022
Burn My Windows↗ github.com · HN · 275 comments · 764 points · Jan 04, 2022
20211,013 stories
Bottles: GUI front end to run Windows software on Linux↗ usebottles.com · HN · 237 comments · 604 points · Dec 19, 2021
Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI↗ github.com · HN · 457 comments · 618 points · Sep 10, 2021
Windows 96↗ windows96.net · HN · 316 comments · 724 points · Jul 27, 2021
Looking Glass: Run a Windows VM on Linux in a window with native performance↗ looking-glass.io · HN · 303 comments · 843 points · Jul 18, 2021
Initial preview of GUI app support for the Windows Subsystem for Linux↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 346 comments · 668 points · Apr 21, 2021
2020933 stories
Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows↗ hanselman.com · HN · 229 comments · 441 points · Dec 25, 2020
With Proton and Steam Play, many Windows games now work on Linux↗ protondb.com · HN · 544 comments · 938 points · Dec 07, 2020
Windows XP source code has leaked↗ gizmodo.com.au · HN · 473 comments · 485 points · Sep 25, 2020
DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 527 comments · 706 points · May 19, 2020
Windows93↗ windows93.net · HN · 232 comments · 630 points · Mar 02, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

The "Windows XP Box" (2003)↗ mini-itx.com · HN · 53 comments · 226 points · Sep 22, 2026
A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 120 comments · 179 points · Sep 23, 2026
Video CDs Break Windows Explorer↗ clydesnotes.blogspot.com · HN · 51 comments · 144 points · Sep 26, 2026
What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 179 comments · 364 points · Sep 10, 2026
Get your Windows license refund↗ en.refund4freedom.org · HN · 350 comments · 739 points · Aug 28, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 179 comments · 364 points · Sep 10, 2026
The "Windows XP Box" (2003)↗ mini-itx.com · HN · 53 comments · 226 points · Sep 22, 2026
A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 120 comments · 179 points · Sep 23, 2026
Video CDs Break Windows Explorer↗ clydesnotes.blogspot.com · HN · 51 comments · 144 points · Sep 26, 2026
Defrag98: Windows 98 Disk Defragmenter Simulator Online↗ defrag98.com · HN · 77 comments · 135 points · Aug 29, 2026
O&O ShutUp10 – The antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11↗ oo-software.com · HN · 111 comments · 101 points · Sep 04, 2026
Windows 11's "special" developer edition looks like another marketing misfire↗ neowin.net · HN · 70 comments · 83 points · Sep 06, 2026
The Gemini app is now available for Windows↗ blog.google · HN · 45 comments · 56 points · Sep 11, 2026
Paint.net adds experimental Wine/Linux support↗ forums.paint.net · HN · 1 comments · 31 points · Sep 01, 2026
The Story of FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8↗ twitter.com · HN · 3 comments · 16 points · Sep 20, 2026

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