There aren't any installer to get standalone Windows 10 S (Not that toggleable "In S mode" you can edit using regedit in newer version of Windows). It's completely working and non MS store app are blocked. Even it comes with Creator Update wallpaper. MS store doesn't work though

This is a experiment and I want to feel like to use old S mode in 2026 but its pretty cool to run.

I don't think I can share here how to do it according to subreddit rules.

I was just playing around in RealWorld Cursor Editor and opening files of the folder Cursors of Windows but found this 1-Bit weird looking (its aliased and not the cursor style of Windows) cursor of 128x128 pixels. Why is that there, it doesnt happen with any other cusor, just this one, also, if i check up the color depth, it automatically puts in 8-bit where the weird cursor appears, but if in the normal 32-Bit color depth, it disappears and becomes the original one.

I found two separate pagefile.sys files in my pc. One in C drive (11.5GB) and another in E drive (12.5GB). I have 16 gigs of physical ddr4 rams. Do I really need this much pagefile.sys? I was thinking of unloading the one on E drive.

I'm not able to access some Government websites, here in Alberta. I was told by one of their technicians that it's because there's no option in Windows 10 to change to Alberta time, as in Windows 11.

I have a super slow old laptop running windows 11 and I haven't used it for the past 3 years
However I want to prepare it as a backup and since it takes almost 30mins to boot up i'm thinking of downloading tiny10 on it as the laptop only has 4GB Ram 1TB HDD and intel core i5 8th gen with radeon 520 graphics. my main laptop is also old running windows 7 and i can't update to windows 10 for many reasons but i'm starting to need modern features that aren't available on my laptop
My question is:
Can I fully depend on it if I'm a teacher who mostly uses ms office and a browser?

I also took my time to brand some other stuff and install software of the time and made it look of the era.

https://imgur.com/a/rxc6k4I

Sometimes won't update because it can't find the version number of the installed program.

Or the "install technology" has changed, and must be manually removed and reinstalled. Could theoretically be that old was a manual exe or msi or whatever install and so WinGet can't update that. But then why even list it in the WinGet listing?

You can actually find all the default windows 10 wallpapers by opening file explorer and going to "C:\Windows\Web

pretty cool right

Around this time last year, I worked on a similar project but with a standard Intel-based PC. Everything went quite smoothly so this time I want to challenge myself a bit-and it’s also a way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Windows XP.

Many of you might wonder how a laptop that doesn't use an Intel or AMD chip can possibly have such broad compatibility. Well, if you’ve ever looked into the history of the x86 architecture you’ll find that besides Intel and AMD there were several other companies that also produced x86 chips tho but in much smaller quantities. Notable among them is VIA Technologies which holds x86 licenses acquired through its purchase of Cyrix and Centaur, the two companies that had entered into cross-licensing agreements with Intel in the late 90s.

And what I have here is the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC powered by VIA C7-M, the last x86 32 bit CPU that was made by a third party. It’s a bit of a shame that it’s a 32 bit CPU meaning the laptop can’t run Windows XP x64 or Windows 11. But in any case, 15 versions of Windows from 1.01 to 10 can certainly be considered a success to me.

The big improvement over the previous project is using Grub4dos bootloader instead of Xfdisk. This allows for direct loading the boot file of each Windows partition, bypassing the intermediate steps such as bootmgr→ntldr→io.sys that were previously required. Overall, the laptop runs stably but it still has some quirks that are unique to this one. You can check out the details of my experience in the video below: 

 Showcase video

Here are the specs for my laptop:

• CPU: VIA C7-M 1.6GHz

• iGPU: VIA S3 Chrome 9 HC

• Chipset: VIA CN896+VT8237S

• RAM: 2GB DDR2

• Storage: 160GB HDD SATA 2 (IDE mode)

• Display: 8.9 inches WXGA (1280x768)

• Wifi: WLAN 802.11; Bluetooth 2.0

I know vlc is the best player for video but what about MP3 and AVI files ?

Should I use VLC or the native Windows player?

Or is there a must-have application, something that’s considered the gold standard, much like VLC is for video but specifically for audio formats?

It's been a while since I saw the Windows 10 update screen. I didn't know that the security updates were extended to Oct, 2027. Guess I'm a few weeks late to this news.

PSA: You have to enroll (for free) to get the extended updates.

Why can't they continue these updates without this extra step.

i mean come on the old one is so much better

Based on Windows 10 LTSC 2021 64-bit. I did manage 146MB but that required not having sound/bluetooth/firewall etc at all. This one can do pretty much whatever regular windows 10 can do (except windows store). UWP apps are work-in-progress.

UPDATE: here be video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPrVHJb_8U

All the Linux users I ask are recommending me impractical minimal builds with no display driver cause "its bloat".... (image just cause there has to be one)

This suddenly came to mind, so I decided to write it down, what do you think would happen if things had been this way?

Edit: Ah, of course, I was just imagining what would happen if Windows 11 never came out, and Windows 10 remained the last Windows version while still receiving feature updates etc. 🙂

For anyone still using Windows 10, NVIDIA will release its last Game Ready Driver for Windows 10 in October 2026. After that, you'll only get security updates every three months until October 2029.

Your current drivers will still work, but you won't get new Game Ready Driver updates anymore.