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Oldest GUI app still working on Windows 11 identified

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A technology enthusiast, known online as Enlyth, claims to have identified CDPLAYER.EXE from Windows NT as the oldest graphical user interface (GUI) application still functional on Windows 11. This application, originally from November 1992, reportedly works without modifications or emulation on the latest Windows operating system. Enlyth's investigation also found that REVERSI.EXE from Windows 1.01 (1985) can be run with the help of the Winevdm project, though this is considered a form of emulation. AI

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Tech sleuth claims to have found the oldest GUI application that still works with Windows 11 — CDPLAYER.EXE from Windows NT in November 1992 wins the prize

    A technology enthusiast claims that the oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11 is CDPLAYER.EXE from November 1992.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Tech sleuth claims to have found the oldest GUI application that still works with Windows 11 — CDPLAYER.EXE from Windows NT in November 1992 wins the prize A te

    Tech sleuth claims to have found the oldest GUI application that still works with Windows 11 — CDPLAYER.EXE from Windows NT in November 1992 wins the prize A technology enthusiast claims that the oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11 is CDPLAYER.EXE from November 1…

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