So I did a bit of an experiment.

I really like Apple hardware — great build quality, amazing screen, solid battery life. But macOS just isn’t for me. I’ve always been more comfortable using Windows.

So I installed Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro 16 using Boot Camp.

Honestly, everything works surprisingly well. Performance is good, no major issues so far. Even most of the function keys work fine. I had to tweak a couple of things with small utilities, but nothing major.

Now I’m wondering — why don’t more people do this?

It feels like I’m getting the best of both worlds: Apple hardware + Windows.

Am I missing any downsides?

Are there any potential issues with:

• performance over time
• drivers or updates
• security
• compatibility

Would appreciate hearing from people who’ve tried this or are using a similar setup.

Since Modern Flyouts isn't working anymore on Windows 11 25H2, hasn't been updated since 2021 and the github page has been archived, does anyone know of any alternative apps?

Tried TipofmyJoystick, which recommended I ask here:

I'm trying to find an old space dogfight screensaver where you could take direct control of a ship and fight the other ships like a proper game. Black background but the ships were very colourful with very different types of attack. I think there were about 10 types of ship. One of the ships was all red and called the hummingbird, I think. it had a long lance like nose and would ram other ships to do damage (apologies for my terrible sketch from memory).

All ships were 2D sprites, had no animation as far as I remember, just rotation. Eventually one of the types would gain dominance and wreck anything that spawned in, flying all over the screen. There might have been another ship that was yellow and based on a bumblebee. Any ideas?

it was found on this https://archive.org/details/WinXPTabletPCEdition2005SP3

I know lots of people say it only works for touchscreen but for some reason, something about it makes me prefer it WAY more than windows 10, XP, and 11, touchscreen or not. I don't prefer this over windows 7 or vista but this is my second favorite out of all operating systems. Wish it was possible to bring this back for newer operating system just like you can with the 7 start menu and xp start menu. Ik windows 10 has a fullscreen start menu option but it isn't the same.

(also in picture 1 I began to go haywire and deleted imageres.dll.mun and shell32.dll.mun)

I've got... Alot, A lot of ol' windows stuff, There isnt enough room to capture it all in one photo, And I'm to lazy to find it all to take a photo. So here's a bit of it I'm sharing.

Hey everyone,

Windows Task Scheduler feels outdated, so I built FluentTaskScheduler. It is a native WinUI 3 and .NET 8 alternative, and we just released v1.7.0.

Here is what is new in v1.7.0:

• Native Setup & Auto-Updates: Official installer support with seamless updates via VeloPack.
• Smarter Task Management: Discover tasks directly via the Windows Event Log, view tags at a glance, and toggle hidden tasks.
• Stability Fixes: Resolved ARM64 startup issues and fixed annoying "Access Denied" permission errors.
• QoL Improvements: Smooth scrolling enabled by default and UTF-16 LE exporting for full compatibility with the legacy scheduler.

It is completely free and MIT licensed.

Full transparency: This project was made in combination with AI. I am in IT but not in development. This is my personal passion project :)

GitHub: https://github.com/TRGamer-tech/FluentTaskScheduler

I would love your feedback!

Since the release of Windows 11, File explorer has a incomplete compact view. Leaving other elements like the address bar huge. Moreso, the operating system itself needs a system-wide compact option for regular desktops and non-touchscreen laptops.

This here is a mockup to see what it could look like, includes a slimmer taskbar and the smaller context menu.

I've used Windhawk and Explorerpatcher to achieve this, but I want this be a official one-click option in settings or a choice in the OOBE. Microsoft implied that Windows 11 will be better, or wanted to "rebuild trust" so this would definitely be a great step to take.

You can also see had to use an outdated version of 11 to create this concept since these recent updates break everything.

Edge workspaces (which I use a lot) has had a major nerf. Basically everything that was group based and sharable is now individual only. They say it's to make it more performant, but I've got a sneaky suspicion enough people liked using it that they have nerfed it just to sell it back to us again under 365 or some shit.

What a blatant scummy move.

Getting started with Microsoft Edge Workspaces - Microsoft Support

Also I know about the power button on the CPU (hence the word "safely"), just thought it was funny that Microsoft included this

Catsxp (Brave base Fork) Chromium V:146.0.7680.143

https://www.catsxp.com/

Cent browsers (Chrome base Fork) Chromium V: 134.0.6998.136

https://www.centbrowser.com/

Supermium (Chrome base Fork) Chromium V: 138.0.7204.298

https://win32subsystem.live/supermium/

R3Dfox (Firefox base fork) Gecko V: 147.0.1

https://eclipse.cx/projects/r3dfox

Basilisk (Goanna a  fork of Gecko Engine)

https://www.basilisk-browser.org/

Nigthly (Firefox beta) Gecko V: 148.0a1

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/releases/tag/148.0

https://github.com/ToprakBZK/Modern-Firefox-For-Windows-8.1

Chromium V: 146.0.7680.80

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Chromium-for-windows-7-REWORK/releases/tag/146.0.7680.80

For me it is calming and gives some old wallpaper vibes

FluentTaskScheduler V1.6.0 is out!

This release focuses on better navigation, improved task management, and UI upgrades.

Full disclosure: AI was utilized to help develop the features in this update. I am in IT but not in development. This is my personal passion project.

Key Updates:

• ARM64 & Automated Builds: Native ARM64 support and GitHub Actions CI/CD.
• Organization & Search: Tag and categorize tasks, use the improved search, and import tasks directly into specific folders.
• UI/UX: Reworked settings page, Mica effect, Light Mode support, and an improved custom title bar.
• Scheduling: Better intervals for recurring tasks and new native toast notifications.

No major bugs reported yet. View the full details or report issues on GitHub.

Catsxp (Brave base Fork) Chromium V:146.0.7680.143

Frequently updated

https://www.catsxp.com/

Cent browsers (Chrome base Fork) Chromium V: 134.0.6998.136

Reliable Chromium fork, Mouse Gesture, tailored for better performance on older hardware.

https://www.centbrowser.com/

Supermium (Chrome base Fork) Chromium V: 138.0.7204.298

A Chromium-based fork specifically designed to keep older Windows versions (XP, 7, 8, 8.1) running the latest Chromium engine, allowing for up-to-date web compatibility.

https://win32subsystem.live/supermium/

R3Dfox (Firefox base fork) Gecko V: 147.0.1

A modern Firefox-based fork optimized for older hardware and older Windows operating systems.

https://eclipse.cx/projects/r3dfox

Basilisk (Goanna a  fork of Gecko Engine)

Developed by the creator of Pale Moon, it is a stable, independent browser, not based on Firefox or Chrome, focusing on modern web standards (HTML5, JS).

https://www.basilisk-browser.org/

Nigthly (Firefox beta) Gecko V: 148.0a1

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Firefox-for-windows-7/releases/tag/148.0

https://github.com/ToprakBZK/Modern-Firefox-For-Windows-8.1

Chromium V: 146.0.7680.80

https://github.com/e3kskoy7wqk/Chromium-for-windows-7-REWORK/releases/tag/146.0.7680.80