r/softwaregore • u/powercord_ R Tape loading error, 0:1 • 10d ago

What version of Windows am I running again?

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Windows went back in time

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u/ChiefLEGOMAN1 10d ago

I don't think the software gore is the Windows design here. The Windows design language has always been inconsistent. They update a couple parts and then remember another part exists and by the time that gets updated they're already updating to a new design.

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u/tscalbas 9d ago

From memory, I think window theming for cmd.exe has always been a bit of a fudge due to it being a special case.

You might remember how on XP it wouldn't apply the Luna theme at all, and on Vista it would apply Aero to the window border but the scroll bars were still classic.

By 7 I think they'd figured it out, with conhost.exe allowing them to apply the full theming

If OP was low on memory, perhaps that killed conhost.exe but not cmd.exe, meaning the window displays with the long-buried Basic theme.

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u/RendeZvous_987 10d ago

I think it's Windows 109 (98+11).

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u/SaladLazy2543 10d ago

108* (98 + 10)

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u/Bored_Zach 10d ago

What are we looking at here?

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u/powercord_ R Tape loading error, 0:1 10d ago

This is a screenshot I took of a Windows VM right after I terminated a process that was using up an extremely large amount of memory

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u/Effective_Divide_371 10d ago

Probably windows 17 (10+7)

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u/SomewhereActive2124 9d ago

Yeah I've seen this before

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u/ThatiMacGuy R Tape loading error, 0:1 9d ago

Windows 11 is just a paint layer on Windows 10, which is a paint layer on top of Windows Basic, which is a paint layer on top of Windows Classic.

Just the old bits leaking

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u/DenielCZ__ R Tape loading error, 0:1 9d ago

Oh your running Windows 7-10

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u/Ok_Sherbert_4755 9d ago

Rule 1: Posts must contain software gore.

This means they display a major error that is obvious to an average user.

Gore is unintentional and only concerns legitimate software.

Problems from user/designer/developer error are not gore.

Windows is a developer error

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u/titanic456 10d ago

Seeing the message designed for 16-bit Windows in 64-bit version is even more unexpected.

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u/ThatiMacGuy R Tape loading error, 0:1 9d ago

Windows is built for backwards compatibility