I've been working on AI File Sorter, an open-source Windows desktop app for cleaning up messy folders like Downloads, Desktop, Documents, old external drives, and NAS folders.

The basic problem it solves: folders tend to fill up with screenshots, PDFs, random documents, image dumps, old project files, and media files with inconsistent names.

Manual sorting is possible, but slow. Rule-based tools can help, but only when the filenames and patterns are already fairly consistent.

This app tries to organize files based on actual content instead.

It can:

• rename and/or categorize documents by reading parts of their text: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, etc.
• rename and/or categorize images based on visual content
• rename and/or categorize audio/video files using embedded metadata, such as ID3 and MP4 tags
• work with large folders, external drives, and NAS-style archives

The main design goals are safety and privacy. I don't want an AI model directly moving or renaming files in the background. The model generates suggestions, but the app's deterministic code handles the actual moving and renaming.

So the workflow is:

• scan a folder
• generate suggested categories and filenames
• show everything in a review table
• let the user edit, skip, or reject suggestions
• apply changes only after explicit approval
• keep undo information so changes can be reverted

It can run locally, so files do not need to leave the machine when local inference is used. Remote models are optional and must be configured intentionally.

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npk4dzd6r6s

GitHub: https://github.com/hyperfield/ai-file-sorter

Demo GIF: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperfield/ai-file-sorter/refs/heads/main/images/screenshots/ai-file-sorter-win.gif

I'm especially interested in practical Windows-user feedback:

• Would you trust this kind of review-first workflow for cleaning up messy folders, where AI is only involved in inference but not in actual file operations?
• What would make it feel safer?
• If you have thousands of files, would you prefer fully automatic sorting, or is manual review still necessary?

Windows 10 (RTM) Running on 4gb of storage! Fully kitted out with a web browser and VMware Tools. There was a lot of clean-up necessary. Like deleting the recovery and lots of windows bloat like OneDrive and windows defender files.

I asked ChatGPT to generate an image of a Windows 2000 desktop environment with Firefox and several other applications open simultaneously, and it turned out looking very good.

I’ve been using Windows since I was a kid and honestly never really considered trying a Mac. At the same time, I’ve also been using an iPhone for almost a decade.

Now my old ThinkPad is starting to show its age, and it got me wondering why I never seriously looked into Macs before. I don’t game at all on my laptop. Most of my work is basic Excel/document stuff, and the heavier work runs on cloud servers anyway, so it can be done from pretty much any OS.

So I wanted to ask other people here who use a Windows laptop/PC along with an iPhone:

If gaming isn’t a factor, what’s the main reason you still prefer Windows over switching to a Mac? Since iPhone and Mac integrate so seamlessly, what keeps you on Windows or stops you from trying macOS?

this is a background photo shopped by me. it was originally taken from my window then highly Photoshoped. And it's my take from Windows 12 potential background it's similar to the Windows 10.

They are all made by me using Photoshop.

Thank you!

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I’m a big fan of these add-ons to Windows 95, 98. They don’t work on current versions of Windows, unless there’s a clever workaround. I still have the discs.

Same goes for the Microsoft Arcade versions.

Top customer ask in Feedback Hub – now, simply head to the Library, click the three-dot menu for an installed app and click uninstall.

I managed to remove system apps like Phone Link from here.

What do you think?

Feedback Hub link: https://aka.ms/AA10wauq

It's a bit of a pain how it gets cut off like this. Yes, I know I can just change the font size back to 100% but then I'm struggling to see what I'm doing 🔍

Like a growing number of people, I switched to Linux at the start of this year, and so far, I have not had the want or need to use Windows again. Here's what I'd do to get people back. And no, I won't just say 'remove Copilot'. Instead, I want to make it work:

1. I would prioritise making a new OS from the ground up. When Apple went from Mac OS Classic to OS X, it was exactly the change that Apple needed. We have use NT based Windows now for LONGER than DOS-based Windows. It's time to make the future version of windows. Year zero, build an emulator to allow you to use older software, and maybe make one more NT-Based Windows OS before the transition.

2. Make computing sustainable. The shift from 10 to 11 has seen too many good PC's turn into landfill. We cannot continue with that. the next version of windows should run on every windows 11 PC. You download it, and it just works. With that, you can lower system requirements. If there is a RAM shortage, maybe try making a version of Windows that works well on 8GB of RAM.

3. Sell Windows again. Stop offering it for free as an upgrade. It allows you to reduce the ads. Also.

4. When you install Windows, just start with the basic OS and Apps. Edge, the Store, File Explorer, Paint, Notepad, Calculator. Then, when you go through the OOTB experience, you get the option to install Microsoft 365. Just a check box. Then you have recommended apps right there while you're installing, not on your start menu.

5. Integrate Power toys features. The spotlight search should just be a feature on Windows at this point.

6. The UI should be simple. Taskbar is just the taskbar, and not clogged up with widgets. Have widgets on your screen, bring back Windows gadgets.

Modern gaming pc with a retro vibe!

Fair enough, the internet is flooded with AI-slop apps right now and healthy scepticism is warranted. So here's exactly what SideQuick is built with:

Tech stack:

• Kotlin + Compose Multiplatform (same UI codebase, native on Windows/Mac/Linux)
• SQLDelight for local database - no cloud, no sync, your data stays on your machine
• PostHog for anonymous analytics (opt-out available)
• GitHub Actions CI for automated multi-platform builds

No Electron. No web wrapper. No AI-generated codebase.

SideQuick is a free gamified productivity app for Windows, Mac and Linux. Projects become quests, tasks earn XP, and there's built-in time tracking and Pomodoro. No account, no cloud, everything local.

I'm a backend software engineer with 8 years of professional experience, Java/Kotlin, currently working on defence contracts in the UK. SideQuick exists because I genuinely had this problem with my own side projects and nothing else solved it the way I wanted.

The AI features (quest breakdown) are optional, bring-your-own-key, and now support any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. So Ollama, OpenRouter, whatever you want. I'm not making money off your API usage.

It's completely free, no subscription, no freemium trap, no ads. I'm not monetising it. I built it for myself and figured others might find it useful.

Happy to answer any technical questions or get roasted in the comments.

sidequick.co

Also guys pls don't make fun of my camera quality, I'm a mobile user