MUO on MSN

Q4OS turned my decade-old laptop into a Windows XP time machine, and it’s brilliant

Another solid reason to go with Q4OS is that it's more than a hobby project. Q4OS has a decent-sized user base and active ...

Upgrading your Windows laptop? I built my own Linux machine in minutes (and you can, too)

If you choose the DIY version, your laptop will come unassembled, meaning you will need to put together all of the physical components, including the memory and storage, keyboard, and all of the input ...
Boing Boing on MSN

How to install Windows 11 on "incompatible" computers

It's been four years since the release of Windows 11. Earlier this week, Microsoft decided that PC users have had more than ...

Transform your Android phone into a Windows XP nostalgia machine with this free launcher

A developer has gone above and beyond to bring Windows XP (and Windows 95, 98, and ME) to your Android phone with a free ...

If emulating classic DOS games seems like a pain, there's a DOSBox fork 'aiming for simplicity and ease of use', now standalone for the first time

Run the likes of Civilization and Daggerfall as God intended, now easily loaded directly from ZIP files.

Ready to ditch Windows? How I built my own Linux laptop in minutes (and you can, too)

The Framework Laptop 12 is a modular laptop that is fully customizable with Linux or Windows. There are a growing number of capable, budget-friendly Windows alternatives in 2025, but one of my top ...