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Keeping Windows and macOS alive past their sell-by date

Practical steps to make an aging operating system usable into 2026 Part 1 You can switch to running mostly FOSS without ...
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Windows XP Mode (VM) with Windows Virtual PC Windows 6.1

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I was jealous of MacOS 26 users, until I realized Windows PCs already had these 4 features

Apple's latest MacOS 26 has a slew of useful features - but a few of them appeared on Windows first, including one that dates back decades.

Windows drive X: Unleash ferocious speed by using RAM as storage

A RAM disc can be used to integrate part of the main memory as a very fast drive in Windows. The article shows the background ...
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I installed modern malware on Windows XP just to see what would happen

First and foremost, I don't recommend doing this yourself. I created an isolated virtual machine and used a firewall to prevent it from access the rest of my home network. Then I downloaded malware ...