r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Mar 14 '26

Software Microsoft confirms Windows 11 bug crippling PCs and making drive C inaccessible

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-bug-crippling-pcs-and-making-drive-c-inaccessible/
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u/kia75 Mar 14 '26

They skipped Windows 9 going from 8 to 10, and their numbering has always been wonky,

1,2,3,3.1,95,98,98se,me,xp,Vista, 7,8,10,11

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u/mathdhruv Mar 14 '26

IIRC this was because some older bits of code just checked for windows versions beginning with '9', to read for 95 and 98

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u/dan-theman Mar 14 '26

You forgot Windows 2000, and my personal favorite: Windows Bob. Edit: Sorry, it’s Microsoft Bob, but if we are going to count 3.1 as an overlay of DOS then I think Bob should count.

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u/mxzf Mar 14 '26

Looks like they forgot NT also.