Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony has the latest Microsoft news. Daily News Stuff 5 April 2026: Bug Buggy Bugger Edition
The first bit of news, which is a few days old, is that the latest update to Windows is dying during the install process. Microsoft pulled it. So, and update that would not update.
Microsoft is moving Windows 11 24H2 into hospice care and forcing all users to update to 25H2. (Tom's Hardware)
Did you ask for that? No.
Does Microsoft care what you want? Also no.
Next, it wouldn't be a Microslop story without some mention of artificial intelligence.
How many products does Microsoft have named Copilot? (Tey Bannerman)
75.
But they all have one thing in common: They're all named Copilot.
So is that marketing strategy, or reality? Do I need to ask?
And finally, under the heading of, "Why would you want to do that?"
Can you install Windows 3.1 from 1992 natively on a Ryzen 9900X system from 2024 and forget about all the complexity of modern systems? (Tom's Hardware)
Shockingly, yes. It does depend on a couple of open-source drivers to run smoothly on modern motherboards and video and sound cards, but it loads and runs even without that in 286 compatibility mode.
Bring your own floppy drive.
You won't be able to run any of the applications that have been written in the past few decades.
If you're sick of the antics of Microsoft, there is an alternative better than Windows 3.1
I think I may have a copy of Lotus 1-2-3 to go with Windows 3.1
ReplyDeleteI just got a new Fire Tablet, gets an update every now & then. When it stops working I'll throw it away & get another but I'll never get another windows.
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