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Win32 in Windows 11: Microsoft Approves 90s Foundation

Windows 11 is still based on technology from the 90s. Microsoft is now openly discussing why Win32 has remained a core component of the operating system despite numerous attempts to replace it.
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Windows 11 is still based on technology from the 90s. Microsoft is now openly discussing why Win32 has remained a core component of the operating system despite numerous attempts to replace it.

Windows 11 was launched in 2021 as the operating system that would replace Windows 10, but it was worse in almost every respect. After several years this has improved considerably and you would be surprised that it continues to use code from 3 decades ago. This is something that has been confirmed by Microsoft’s technology director when he said that they continue to use the Win32 API of the 90s with Windows 11 and do not plan to abandon it. We h…

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El Chapuzas Informático broke the news on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
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