This is the default Windows 11 desktop interface. This has a much lighter look than earlier Windows releases, they are going for a very bright and airy look. Contrasting with the dark look of Windows 10. I chose to install Windows 11 Pro and this will be fun to look at. The installer is basically … Read more
Apparently, Microsoft is working on Windows 11. This might be a cloud-based version of Windows that makes use of Onedrive and can automatically save your work in the cloud. You do not need a full installation of Windows if you are only doing word processing or database work, that could be done in the cloud … Read more
A disturbing amount of people do not know you can reopen your last tab in the Firefox browser with Control+Shift+T. If you use Windows you can drag and snap windows so you can work on stuff side by side. Apparently, pressing F5 on notepad.exe adds a timestamp to the current text file. This is the … Read more
Here is the source code to the Windows Program Manager, this is the main interface in Windows 3.1 and 3.11. This used program groups to organize various applications like Microsoft Office and accessories. As well as the ability to create your own program groups to organize your favorite applications. Download the source code here: https://mega.nz/file/R1hy1RyS#Dkm0hK8hGmwTx-__9hOQKBWtNDDBCW-ChSneHGSc_RY. … Read more
Windows XP Notepad can automatically enter a date stamp when the text .LOG is typed in the editor. This is meant to be used as a sort of diary or log entry with time stamps. npfile.c772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 … Read more
The only annoying feature in the modern Ubuntu release is the automatic updates, this blocks me when I want to install a package as the package lock is held by the updater. I wish it would pop up a notification or even a small progress bar on the panel in MATE or Gnome to tell … Read more
I have come across a couple of unused Windows XP screensavers. These have never been seen by computer users before. They are Museum and Swoosh. The Museum screensaver is a 3d walk around an art gallery and random pictures from your Pictures folder appear on the walls like paintings. Below is the Windows XP Swoosh … Read more
Windows 10 still has some interesting features from older Windows versions like Windows `98. Apparently, it is possible to disable ACPI shutdown. This means the operating system will shut down to a back screen with the text “It is now safe to power off the system”. This is a setting hidden in the group policy … Read more
The leaked Windows XP code is well on the way to being a complete leak. There are a lot of missing parts in the code that was shared by someone called NTDEV, but there is a community working towards completing the code and getting a reliable build of Windows XP. This leak could have exposed … Read more
The source code for Windows XP has been leaked, this means that any exploits still in the code are out in the open for all to see. Apparently a lot of things have been discovered already. Windows XP included an old, but non-functional theme called “Candy”, this was a Macintosh OSX styled theme. I guess … Read more
The Windows 2000 and Windows NT 3.51 source code has leaked on to the Internet. This is a very interesting release of code. I wonder how much of this code is still in Windows 10. it is nice to look back at older releases of Windows and see how it was coded back then. It … Read more
The default installation of Ubuntu uses UTC time instead of local time to maintain the system clock. But this changes the Windows clock to UTC from local time when you reboot and this is very annoying. Run this command to fix this issue. jason@jason-desktop:~$ timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 –adjust-system-clockjason@jason-desktop:~$ timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 –adjust-system-clock This will change … Read more
To get system information about a Windows PC, use this simple command in CMD. systeminfo /FO CSV /NHsysteminfo /FO CSV /NH This should give the user a CSV formatted output that can be imported into a spreadsheet. Search a folder of text files for a specific text string. This is a very useful Windows utility. … Read more
This theme I found is a very nice GTK theme for your Linux machine. This themes your desktop computer to look like Windows 7 basic. With a non-transparent Windows 7 styled GTK look and Window borders. Download the theme here. https://codeload.github.com/B00merang-Project/Windows-7/zip/2.1. This is what this theme looks like. It is very nice indeed. And the … Read more
The Windows Defender anti-virus and anti-malware application is now available for Linux. This is very easy to install on Ubuntu. I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and it works a treat. Before installation, ensure you have the required packages installed. sudo apt install gpg apt-transport-https libplist-utilssudo apt install gpg apt-transport-https libplist-utils To begin the installation, we … Read more
This very simple .reg file will disable the caps lock key on your Windows machine. This will make typing less annoying when using the keyboard. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout] "Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,3a,00,00,00,00,00 Always back up your registry before using registry modifications, especially if they … Read more
The Windows 10 operating system will soon have the ability to run GUI Linux apps on the Windows desktop. Is Microsoft trying to replace Linux installations with Windows 10? That would be very interesting. But there is already a Windows version of GIMP, this would imply that they want to run other things like the … Read more
A new package manager is available for Windows. This is just copying ideas from Ubuntu and Debian. This allows the installation of software from a repository and install it on your Windows 10 computer. This works by running the winget install command to install a Windows package. Pity you can not run winget remove –purge … Read more
The source code for the NT 3.50 Build 782 (RC2) source code has been leaked. This is a complete archive of source code for the operating system, a very old version of Windows NT. Here is some sample source code from the CMD utility, this is CMD.C. \PRIVATE\WINDOWS\CMD\CMD.C1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 … Read more
There is a very nice theme and icon pack I found that can make your Linux desktop look like Microsoft Windows `95. This is a nice change from modern icon packs. The old icons are very nice looking theme and is good for those of you who miss the old Windows `95 look. Windows `95 … Read more