Windows 95 app update supports old Paint and Minesweeper versions

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Published onFebruary 11, 2019

published onFebruary 11, 2019

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TheWindows 95app is now available with several exciting pre-installed games and apps following a major update. The first version of the app surfaced online and it can be used on a Mac, Linux or Windows 10 machine.

The first version of the app was launched on Githubin August 2018, the users got a chance to go back to the 90s eraby refreshing the memories ofWindows 95versions of MS Paint,WordPad, andMinesweeper.

Windows 95‘s latest build is now available with a pre-installed web browser “Netscape 2.0” that was launched back in 1995.

Windows 95 app gets new update

Furthermore, the latest version also provides you with the opportunity to refresh the sound effects ofWindows 95in your mind as it brings support for sound.Several apps and games have been pre-installed onthis old version of Windowswith afree virtual diskspace of 500 MB.

While some of the other features that have been added by the developer are:a machine button, improved support for High-DPI devices and ‘Reset’.

The app also comes pre-installed withMicrosoft FrontPage and FrontPage Server and other games. For this reason, the final version has a total size of 300MB.

Linux, Windows and Mac users can download theWindows 95app fromGitHub.

How Users Reacted ToWindows 95 Reborn?

Most of the users took to Reddit to express their opinions about theWindows 95app. It seems like some of them are liked the app just because they missed the older version of Windows. He stated:

I do miss the Windows Classic theme in Windows 7. It was really nice for lower end machines. I don’t know why they took it out.

While others are feeling lucky enough not having to use the older builds just because they just usedCPU to render so the build was slower on some machines, less efficient and wasn’t hardware-accelerated.

Have you tried the latest version oftheWindows 95app? Let us know if you feel any difference as compared to the original version of Windows.

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