🖥️ Old Windows — Interactive Retro Demos

A nostalgic, fully interactive tour through four eras of personal computing.

Pick a Windows version below. Each demo boots up with an animated startup screen, then drops you into a fully interactive fake desktop — drag windows, open apps, play Solitaire, draw in Paint, run Minesweeper, and more. Best experienced on a wide screen.

Tip: Right-click the desktop for a context menu · Tip: Try the Start menu (Win 95/98) · Tip: The BSOD is real (on shutdown)

1985

Win 1.0

1992

Win 3.1

1995

Win 95

1998

Win 98

Windows 1.0 (1985) ▼▲

Windows 1.0

The tiling era. Monochrome menus, no overlapping windows allowed. The very beginning of a revolution.

MS-DOS Executive Notepad Paint Reversi Calculator Clock Cardfile Terminal

Windows 3.1 (1992) _□✕

Windows 3.1

Program Manager, 3D bevel buttons, the iconic teal desktop. The first Windows most people actually used.

Program Manager File Manager Solitaire Minesweeper Paintbrush MS-DOS Prompt Cardfile

Windows 95 (1995) _□✕

Windows 95 NEW

The Start button changed everything. Taskbar, desktop icons, My Computer, and the iconic startup sound.

Start Menu My Computer Explorer Notepad Paint Solitaire Minesweeper BSOD

Windows 98 (1998) _□✕

Windows 98 NEW

The internet era. Quick Launch bar, IE4, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, and the screensaver.

Quick Launch Internet Explorer 4 Outlook Express Media Player Solitaire Minesweeper Screensaver BSOD