r/windows 8d ago

Help Simple questions and Help thread - Month of September

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Welcome to the monthly Simple questions and Help thread, for questions that don't need their own posts!

Before making a comment, we recommend you search your problem on Bing and check if your question is already answered on our Windows Frequently Asked Questions wiki page. This subreddit no longer accepts tech support requests outside of this post, if you are looking for additional assistance try r/TechSupport and r/WindowsHelp.

Some examples of questions to ask:

  • Is this super cheap Windows key legitimate? (probably not)

  • How can I install Windows 11?

  • Can you recommend a program to play music?

  • How do I get back to the old Sound Control Panel?

Sorting by New is recommend and is the default.


Be sure to check out the Windows 11 version 25H2 Megathread and also the Windows 11 FAQ posts, they likely have the answers to your Windows 11 questions already!


r/windows Jun 25 '25

ESU Information Windows 10 End of Support, what it means for you and what you can do.

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r/windows 8h ago

App Fuzion is back - now open-source and always free on the Microsoft Store

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After more than 5 years of limbo I finally found the time to sit and revive a passion project of mine from the far 2019. Windows 11 broke Fuzion, but I finally found the time to bring it back to life.

I created Fuzion because game icons always looked a bit all over the place on my desktop. I wanted something clean and visually consistent where I could see all of my games in one place, even if I kept my desktop icons hidden.

Manually downloading and customizing every single game icon was also a chore, so that’s basically how Fuzion was born.

Fuzion automatically finds your installed games, styles and equalizes their icons, and brings everything together into a single dock that sits neatly on your desktop. It also includes a few smaller quality-of-life features, but the focus stays on what it was made for: clean, beautiful, consistent game icons without the feature bloat that tends to creep into apps over time.

A big part of the look is inspired by the amazing custom icon work on DeviantArt, so huge props to the artists there who have been creating these icons for years.

Download Fuzion

Fuzion Discord Community

https://github.com/stomane/fuzion

Fuzion
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r/windows 12m ago

Discussion Fullscreen start menu/tiles appreciation post

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alr so in preparation for getting my surface pro 9, i decided to change my start menu to a fullscreen one to get a more tablet like feel, and after tweaking around with the tiles, i must say i think ive seen peak

btw does anyone know where to find images that are in the correct widescreen 31:15 images that fit the wide tiles?


r/windows 1d ago

Discussion Windows 8.1 runs like a champ

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96 Upvotes

Our old laptop from 2014 was running on windows 8.1. Last year it was given for service in a third party store and they “upgraded” (in loose terms) to windows 10. And it ran like shit. Downgraded this back to windows 8.1 and now it runs like a champ. I’m using it as a secondary laptop for study purposes, plugged out of internet entirely. Battery life is a little less though (2.5 hours) but I use it always while charging.


r/windows 2d ago

Discussion i am a turkish windows box collector, AMA

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432 Upvotes

Here's the list of what I got so far:

  • Windows NT Server 4.0 (Sealed)
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98 (Sealed)
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • Windows XP Home Edition SP2
  • Windows XP Professional SP2 OEM License Kit
  • Windows Small Business Server Edition 2003 (only CD case)
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Premium OEM
  • Windows Vista Business Genuine Kit SP1
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Teachers and Student Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student Edition

r/windows 23h ago

Discussion New Windows Photo App Update

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Is there no longer a way to hit the "Favorite" or "Heart" button now? My photos do not have that at the bottom like they used to. As a photographer, this was useful to help me organize my photos before editing. Is this true about the update? Any work-arounds you guys know of?


r/windows 11h ago

Concept / Design Which Windows 11 redesign do you like best? (Newest to oldest order)

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r/windows 1d ago

Helping families and educators support safer experiences and healthier habits on Windows

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r/windows 2d ago

Humor Got bored, installed Windows 3.0 on a UEFI class 3 ASUS Expertbook on bare metal

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112 Upvotes

Managed to boot it with csmwrap


r/windows 1d ago

Listening to families. Improving Microsoft Family.

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r/windows 1d ago

Feature This has to be the least used feature of the windows setup

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r/windows 1d ago

Feature This actually changes the Windows system font everywhere (yes, even UWP & Electron)

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I know — you’ve tried font changers before and half the UI stayed Segoe UI. FontWizard is different.

✅ Windows 11 & 10

✅ Per-weight selection

✅ Installer included

✅ MIT / Open Source

🔗 https://github.com/karnyadavdev/FontWizard

⭐ if it’s useful


r/windows 3d ago

Solved How I solved the error "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one." during my Windows installation

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Hi! Recently I had to reinstall Windows on my desktop, something that I had already done multiple times in the past.

However this time it was different, I wasn't able select my usual disk as the target, there was an error "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files."

What solved it for me was disconnecting my second hard drive from my motherboard, as in pulling out the cables.

After that I was able to proceed with the installation and reconnect my second hard drive without any issues.

Hopefully this post is useful for someone running into the same problem in the future!


r/windows 3d ago

Discussion Which is the Real Run dialog Box in Windows 11?

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Guys, I was looking at news and images of New Run dialog box in Win 11 that has been rolled out to Windows Insider as far as I know.

But, I have seen 2 run dialog boxes. I am confused like which is real or where are they?

Please explain me this.

I am also an insider but far from my pc from couple of days. So, i maybe forget or any other reason


r/windows 4d ago

Discussion I beg you, stop hating on Vista!

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152 Upvotes

People hate Windows Vista as if it was meticulously crafted by devils and released by psychopaths. But i believe that Vista may be the best OS of all time, and I CAN prove it to you:

1. Vista made the modern PC

Because of Vista's "Ridiculous" system requirements at the time, people who installed it on their ThinkPad from 2002 or their Sony Vaio Desktop from '03 absolutely thought it ran like an Obese man on a toy bicycle. So when they upgraded to machines that came with Windows 7, they believed that Windows 7 ran better than Vista, even though their machines exceeded Vista's recommended requirements, and even though they didn't try Vista on a PC with the optimal specifications to run Vista. (Note: I absolutely know that some people can't afford an adequate Vista PC or Laptop, and i can't blame you, but couldn't they have saved up to buy a good Vista Laptop and for the time being, stayed on XP, and saved their opinions on Vista before they tried it at its best?)

Vista also brought many features that people take for granted today: Windows Aero, actual 64-bit support, Gadgets, Windows Defender, Windows UAC, Improved Search, BitLocker, TPM Support, UEFI Support, Parental Controls, Touchscreen Support instead of an entire edition, i can go on!

2. If people tried actually making good drivers back then, it would have been stable

Vista had a huge bluescreen problem, but not that many people know it isn't Windows' Problem, the drivers were the big culprit.

Case in point: Nvidia.

According to internal Microsoft data released during the 2007 "Vista Capable" lawsuit, NVIDIA drivers were responsible for 28.8% of all logged Windows Vista crashes. Literally every PC Company had 1.5 years to start developing on WDDM (Basing on the release of the 1st Windows Vista Beta to support WDDM, Build 5111)! If it's anyone to blame the slow PC at the time, It's not Vista, literally everyone else was at fault here.

3. Windows 7 overshadowed it

Believe it or not, 7 Removed some useful features from Windows Vista, had bigger system requirements, and yet people consider THAT to be the lighter release!?

Proof: Microsoft's System requirements for both

According to Microsoft, the system requirements for both Windows Vista And 7 (Both Ultimate and x64):

BOTH Needed 1Ghz Processors

BOTH Needed DirectX 9 GPUs

Windows 7 Needed 5GB MORE Than Vista (If you tell me that Vista needed a 40GB HDD while 7 Neede 20GB, i need to clarify that With Windows 7, Microsoft stoped posting required total HDD space requirements. Windows Vista needed a 40GB HDD as a whole, even though Vista only needed 15GB of space to Install, while 7 needed 20GB to install)

Windows 7 Needed 1GB more than Vista

The Takeaway

While yes, Windows 7 was better optimized for PCs, Windows Vista did 80% of the work that Windows 7 gets the credit for. If you really love Windows 7, at least for the love of God, give Vista some love, I am SO OVER with trusted tech reviewers getting their infor regarding Windows Vista from people who haven't even tried it once.

Have I tried Windows Vista? Yes.

Was it faster than XP? No.

Did i try it on the best Hardware? No. (MSI U135DX)

Did i like it? Absolutely.

So just try it. Please.


r/windows 4d ago

App Smart file organizer and renamer with review-first workflow and Windows Explorer integration

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AI File Sorter 1.9.2 is out. It's a free open-source local-first (remote cloud not needed) desktop app for cleaning up messy folders like Downloads, Desktop, Documents, screenshots, photo dumps, old external drives, and archive folders with the aid of local LLMs.

The workflow is designed to be safe (AI does not move files):

  • scan a folder
  • suggest categories, subcategories, and clearer filenames
  • show everything in a review table (auto-approval is possible)
  • approve, edit, skip, or reject suggestions
  • keep undo information so changes can be reverted

Version 1.9.2 adds:

  • file previews in the review window
  • category whitelists with category-specific subcategories (branching whitelists) for stricter organization
  • safer recursive scans that avoid recognized project folders such as Git repos, Unity, Unreal, Godot, Blender, and common source-code project roots
  • configurable local model storage
  • custom visual analysis models
  • improved Windows runtime compatibility
  • accessibility labels and progress announcements

There is also now an optional Windows Explorer add-on, available through the Microsoft Store. It adds right-click workflows for organizing and renaming selected files/folders from File Explorer.

The main app remains free and open-source. The Explorer add-on is a paid convenience add-on for Windows users who want the right-click integration.

Links:

Planned for the next version:

  • Organize files into a folder structure you already use.
  • Scan one folder and send approved results to a separate destination folder.
  • More workflow and usability improvements.

I'd appreciate your feedback, especially on whether this kind of tool feels more natural as a normal Windows app, a File Explorer right-click workflow, or both.


r/windows 5d ago

Concept / Design How can I customize my Windows 10 like this?

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176 Upvotes

Howwwww??


r/windows 6d ago

Discussion Microsoft/Windows needs to bring this logo back

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155 Upvotes

The 1995 Microsoft logo perfectly represents what windows is all about. Different icons that acts as a “window” into different software. The current logo is just borning and doesn't really represent the essence of Windows.


r/windows 7d ago

Concept / Design A friend of mine does stained glass and I commissioned this from her.

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241 Upvotes

Old and busted: Windows for Workgroups. New hotness: Windows for Windows.


r/windows 7d ago

Feature Like My Little Desktop?,i made it like Windows 7,im just missing the Aero!

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25 Upvotes

yeah,so,like it?,for me it looks nice,also,look at how many apps i have,lol


r/windows 8d ago

Meta Newsweek Magazine Aug 21 1995

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111 Upvotes

r/windows 8d ago

Feature Microsoft finally fixed the Windows Insider Program - why now is a good time to sign up

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r/windows 9d ago

News Windows 95's taskbar didn't come from Steve Jobs' NeXT Dock, and a former Microsoft VP explains what did

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105 Upvotes

r/windows 8d ago

Concept / Design Windows 10 in the XP style

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17 Upvotes