Microsoft executive confirms Windows 11 is just as full of old code as you suspected

'We were thinking flying cars and moon stations by the year 2026, not Win32.' ...
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Windows 11 still relies on code from the 90s as its 'bedrock', says Microsoft's CTO

Nobody expected it to make it this far.
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Microsoft admits Windows 11 is still built on 90s-era Win32, and no one saw it coming

Microsoft admits it didn't expect Win32 to survive until 2026. After years of RAM-heavy web apps, Windows 11 is going back to ...

Windows 11 still runs on code from the 1990s, Microsoft admits

Microsoft's Win32 API dates back to Windows 95, and a senior exec says nobody expected it to still be essential in 2026.

Microsoft: Windows 11 Still Runs on 1990s Code

Microsoft says Win32 remains central to Windows decades later, showing how compatibility still shapes Windows 11 and ...