PCWorld reports that Windows 11 still relies on code from the 1990s, particularly the Win32 API from Windows 95, for basic functions like right-clicking. Microsoft CTO Mark Russinovich acknowledges ...

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

Microsoft is working on a major redesign of all existing legacy dialog boxes in Windows 11, and it's going to be more than ...

Old code revealed: Microsoft's Mark Russinovich confirmed Windows 11 still depends on 1990s Win32 API for core functions. Why it persists: Win32 remains essential due to its deep integration and the ...

Legacy code revealed: Microsoft's CTO confirmed Windows 11 still depends on Win32, a 30-year-old API from the Windows 95 era. Compatibility over change: Attempts to replace Win32 failed due to the ...

Microsoft exposes a cryptojacking campaign using SEO poisoning and ScreenConnect to target high-performance PCs, with ...

When you right-click a file in Windows 11 or launch a traditional desktop application, you are interacting with code that predates the commercial internet. The Win32 API, introduced all the way back ...

Microsoft has officially acknowledged something many Windows users already suspected: the Win32 API was never expected to remain this important in 2026. Yet despite decades of replacement attempts, it ...

The Win32 module bundles small Perl wrappers around the Win32 API — process and user information, paths, shortcuts, registry keys, system metrics, and more. Most originated in the "Perl for Win32" ...

Microsoft claims to have achieved a "leap forward" in performance for WinUI 3, the current native framework for Windows apps, with a 25 percent improvement for the parts of File Explorer coded using ...

Update: Added Microsoft's statement to the end of the first section of this article. Microsoft Defender is detecting legitimate DigiCert root certificates as Trojan ...