Classic 7 is a Windows 10 LTSC mod to look 1:1 to Windows 7(classic7.lol)
30 pointsby jandeboevrie2 hours ago7 comments
  • insumanth9 minutes ago
    I have used windows 7 since it launched and moved to 10 & 11. I like some design elements of windows 7, but I would absolutely not use it today.

    If you think, "I should try this", Any reason why? I'm really curious to know

  • rie_t11 minutes ago
    I really do miss the design of Windows 7 and the apps of that era (think Office 2007 style)

    I hope it comes back

  • bambaxan hour ago
    At work I am made to use Windows 11 and I hate it immensely. Everything's so slow. Nothing operates properly. In addition to forced reboots which are annoying as hell, it also reboots after some time on sleep, for no reason whatsoever. Copilot is everywhere and cannot be truly disabled without admin rights. While not strictly a Windows issue, Outlook is an incredible piece of garbage. It doesn't know if it's running and so can be launched more than once; the icon for new messages doesn't show when it should; search is still as broken as ever; the ribbon, which makes little sense in other Office apps, is absurd in Outlook; folders are useless and confusing; etc.

    At home, while I have a Mac Mini 4, a MacBook Air, and several Linux boxes, I still use an old PC on Win7 as my primary machine. Is it insecure? Probably. But today "insecure" feels more like a feature than a limitation. No forced updates of anything => everything that works, keeps working indefinitely.

    • ieee218 minutes ago
      I work with Windows 11 and don't see any major issue whatsoever. But note that 16GB RAM is "just" enough to run it smoothly. 32GB is better for serious (e.g development) work. I have run it even on Intel 4200U/4200M CPUs fine (CPU is from year 2014). I agree that new Outlook is buggy and not fully functional - that's why I still use old native MS Outlook.
      • arethuza14 minutes ago
        My main issue with Windows 11 (and where I use it I do see quite a lot of issues) is that apparently it won't run on my personal PC at home - and no way am I going to buy a new PC just to run Windows 11. So installed Linux Mint and I'm perfectly happy!
    • edg500027 minutes ago
      How large is the company you work at? I'm guessing large. What is the general sentiment across layers in the company? My guess is everybody hates it (all layers)?
      • bambax14 minutes ago
        It's a client of mine; the IT department is extremely small (fewer than 5) but the company has maybe 500 employees total? Since I work there, I've not heard anyone complain specifically about their computer or the Windows version. Most people don't care / don't know better, they just use what they're given.
  • vintagedave2 hours ago
    I love this kind of thing but feel really worried when I can't see source.
  • theletterfan hour ago
    Can we have something similar for macOS (to turn the UI to Mac OS 9)?
    • pointlessone36 minutes ago
      I would even take any Leopard/Lion.
  • anthkan hour ago
    This can create both incompatibilities and use more resources than Windows 7 itself.
    • KeplerBoyan hour ago
      It's just a skin. Of course it uses more resources than windows 7.
  • Imustaskforhelp30 minutes ago
    can something like this happen for linux, I would love to see a linux desktop environment like windows 7

    for windows 8 on linux, there's this: https://github.com/er-bharat/Win8DE

    • xhevahir10 minutes ago
      There's a lot of them. Just search for Frutiger Aero on GitHub.