Preservation
The latest Preservation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
GOG Owner's Windows Critique Sparks Debate on DRM-Free Gaming & Linux Future
The gaming industry was set abuzz recently when GOG's new owner, Lukasz (Luke) Kukawski, delivered a scathing critique of Microsoft Windows, calling it "such poor-quality software and product" and...
Open-source DOSBox brings 50 million retro apps to Windows 11
If you still have a box of old floppies or a stack of CD-ROMs in the attic, you can bring those DOS and Windows 3.x classics back to life on a modern Windows 11 PC — but not the way you did in...
Steam Sets January 2026 Deadline: 32-Bit Windows Support Ends, 0.01% of Players Affected
Valve has confirmed that the Steam client will stop receiving updates on 32-bit versions of Windows starting January 1, 2026, according to a report from Twisted Voxel citing the company. The move...
Bill Gates' Earliest Code Hits GitHub: Microsoft Open-Sources 6,955 Lines of 6502 BASIC Assembly
Microsoft has taken a rare step into its pre-history by releasing the original assembly source code for the 6502-targeted BASIC interpreter that powered millions of early home computers. The...
Bill Gates’ 48-Year-Old 6502 BASIC Code Now Yours: Microsoft Releases Historic Interpreter Under MIT License
Microsoft has published the complete assembly source code for its 6502 BASIC interpreter version 1.1 on GitHub under the permissive MIT License, making a foundational piece of personal computing...
Microsoft Releases Historic 6502 BASIC Source Code on GitHub Under MIT License
Microsoft has released the original 6502 assembly language source code for its early BASIC interpreter, posting the 6,955-line file on GitHub under the permissive MIT License. The code, identified as...
Windows 8.1's EGA Illusion: How an Emulator Tricked the OS Into Reporting 256MB VRAM and True Color
{ "title": "Windows 8.1's EGA Illusion: How an Emulator Tricked the OS Into Reporting 256MB VRAM and True Color", "content": "Bob Pony’s recent experiment—installing Windows 8.1 inside an...
Madden NFL 26 Ditches Xbox One, Heretic & Hexen Remaster Lands on Game Pass
Madden NFL 26 is abandoning the Xbox One. For the first time in over a decade, EA Sports' annualized football juggernaut will skip last-generation consoles entirely, releasing only on Xbox Series...
Heritage Conservation in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Balancing Urban Growth with Historical Preservation
The historic city of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad) stands at a crossroads between modernization and heritage conservation. As municipal authorities convened a critical meeting this...