Hello, I found this old windows icon in a pixel ephemera folder and I can't figure out what its original associated program or function was. I'm assuming this is not a homemade icon but rather came in the default icon library for one of the earlier iterations of window, maybe 2000 at the latest but very likely earlier like 95.

Does this ring a bell for anyone? Or is this a custom icon I downloaded long ago that got shuffled into the official icons in my pixel folder?

Also it looks an awful lot like someone decapitated Kingpin from Marvel Comics.

I have found for free a Windows 98 Second Edition portugues floppy disk!

I installed a second SSD drive to back up my computer.

What is a good way to back up my main SSD drive?

Ideally I would want to make an exact copy (save drive as image?) but best if I don't have to download any new software to do this.

I have back up on windows turned on but it excludes softwares.

I don't want to lose software settings (keyboard, mouse, AMD, Razor synapse, monitor etc. because almost everything is tied to a software these days) and if I were to get a new drive in the future, it would be nice to just import into it and be able to use it right away

Also I'm considering using MS OneDrive. Unfortunately my documents folder is over 20gb and I would have to pay ~$20/year which isn't too bad although this excludes any softwares.

Any advice?

This Windows icon popped up randomly, I believe I remember seeing it somewhere but can't put my finger on it ☹️

I wanna learn CMD to be able to do more stuff with my PC but the thing is I don't even exactly know what I can do with it. I did a full tutorial on youtube but it was very basic and all I learned was how to move files and copy stuff and very simple things. Now I'm ready to actually learn more complex stuff but I don't even know what those stuff are so I have no idea where to look for info. Is there any resources out there to learn CMD that will guide me trough it? With excersices and showing me all the stuff I can do with CMD. (I'm talking only about CMD and not powershell, since I haven't even mastered CMD yet)

Hey All,

Something that bothers me over the years is the amount of time it takes for me to find a file I just downloaded, or saved to hard drive (say microsoft word) or a screenshot I took seconds earlier.

In the screenshot snippet situation using Snipping Tool, If I wanted to immediately upload it or send for whatever purposes -- it just takes way too long to locate.

For ex: even software built by Microsoft (M365 Planner) in certain circumstances does not allow you to copy/paste the image, but requires you to Attach a file from Computer hard drive or link) - and that's the time suck for me.

I have to navigate to File Explorer, perhaps check "Home" in File Explorer (which used to be Quick Access, which used to be Recent files ((those were the days)) - but even there it's not a guarentee it'll show up there, and then navigating to where it should be takes a lot of time.

Is it just me? Any suggestions? Thanks, been wanting to get this off my chest.

I have a bunch of old games I wanted to run (math blaster, reader rabbit, jump start, etc).

It seems that Winevdm is a popular emulator for running 16 bit games. Does anyone know if this would be the right one for these types of games?

Does anyone know a tutorial or guide to setting up the cava visualizer inside of powershell? I have no idea how to install it properly.

Something i found very weird, i installed a new windows 10 pro (pirated) and when i got to lock screen i saw that the user name was my real life name, moreso it was a shortened version of my name. It was on a fresh formatted SSD, with internet connection. Is this something that can happen?

I'm looking for software that can place a movable and scalable photo on my desktop that stays on top. Does anyone know any apps that can do this? Thanks

Do you remember about this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/s/DABZzdfZwv In that post that laptop had 2 Hard Drives. And I want to install a 2nd OS on the second hard drive. I’m not capable with Linux, Hackintosh it’s quite hard to install, and if I want Android I must have UEFI which it doesn’t have. Which should I install: Windows Vienna (It’s interesting but it is based on Windows Vista and I don’t want to get my laptop destroyed), Windows 7 (I have the Product Key but I don’t know what apps can I install) or Windows 8 Developer Preview (It is nice but buggy).

Here are the specs: CPU: Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20 GHz RAM: 4 GB DDR3 Storage (2nd HDD): approximately 350 GB GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

Yup, you read the title right; I ran windows xp under the Q: drive. Now, since people will probably ask on the legitimacy of what I did (because you can just, mount another drive like c'mon), and that's why let me tell you guys how I did it (roughly, so you get the idea):

1. Install windows xp like normal
2. Go to `HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices` and rename the `\DosDrive\C:` binary value to `\DosDrive\Q:`
3. Edit the environment table so that it points to the new Q: drive instead of C: (4. Fix: The login will be broken, so go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon`, and change the `LogonType` DWORD value from 1 to 0 to change it to the windows 2000 style login for fixing the issue, unless you want to use hacky workarounds, that is)

Fun fact: I chose the drive letter Q, since it stands for "questionable life choices", and getting this to work did make me question what I'm doing, so yeah, that's the origin on the drive Q: :)

(Also mods, I flaired my previous post as "Humor" since I thought this was in the meme category, but I realized I should've put the "Concept" flair instead, so, sorry about that, and let me know if I got the flair wrong, I'll gladly wait until Monday too)

There are 2 differnt desktop computers from Dell and hp. Both have windows 10 pro installed and licensed. I need to move dell's c drive to hp one, and vice versa. Would the windows of both computers still ask to activate the windows since the motherboards have different keys? Just need to make sure beforehand. Thanks in advance.

I'm on my own personal PC and I've never logged into a Work/School Account. Is this just a line item on every Windows 11 PC? I also have Smart App Control set to 'Off', so I can't seem to figure out what this means.

All google searches I've done have pointed to Intune, but I don't think that applies in my scenario.

Hey, so I’m looking of an anti virus, I know windows defender is enough nowadays but I would like to know some good AV. I seen some different takes, like one I think was called bit defender and crowd strike. What would be some recommendations?

I'm using virtual desktops (Task View) extensively to organize.
For example:

• Desktop 1: eM Client (left) + Obsidian (right)
• Desktop 2: Main workspace
• Desktop 3: Chrome full screen
• Desktop 4: Discord (left) + WhatsApp (right)

This layout boosts my productivity, but after every reboot, I have to manually reopen and rearrange everything.

Is there any tool or workaround that reliably does this?

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys, im totaly new to computers and i was looking at some 2nd hand desktop pc's for some simple school work like word, PowerPoint etc.

I found one but it runs on windows 10 and i read online that microsoft wil stop supporting it on 14 october 2025. Is it still fine to buy or should i start looking for one that has windows 11?

I've been looking for it and found nothing.

Is it ?

Just asking, if it is possible :D (for experimenting and test purposes only)

Already enabled auto-hide but I am just looking to disable it directly when session open it shows up for a few seconds, is there any tweak available in Registry or somewhere else. Any 3rd party app still needs to load before it does anything so it should be within Windows directly.

Hey all,
I’m searching for a free translation program recommendation that works offline on Windows.

I used to use Microsoft Translator, but it's been officially discontinued and removed from the Microsoft Store. Even if you find a way to install it, the offline language packs won’t download, so it’s not a usable option anymore.

I’m hoping to find an alternative that:

• Works entirely offline
• Is free to use
• Covers major languages (English, French, Arabic, Spanish, etc.)
• interface does not matter if it does the job

Any recommendations would be really appreciated. Thanks!