Windows 96 v3

Windows 96 v3 is the current version of Windows 96 that is the successor to v2. It added a lot of features, most notably a much more faithful Windows 9x style UI. It had some cut content which you can see here.

Version Highlights

• The 9x style of the OS has been vastly improved.
• The apps are now in the filesystem instead of in the Windows96 kernel.
• A new terminal, compatible with XTerm.
• System Config Manager (SCM) that works similarly to the Windows Registry.
• A new shell, and a highly advanced theming engine.
• A new file explorer that looks more like the Windows 98 one.
• BoxedWine (bWINE) is now built in into Windows 96.
• More apps, including: WMBox, JSLinux, 3D Pinball Space Cadet (the IMGUI port), and PDF Reader.
• An Out Of Box Experience that can triggered by pressing ALT+O on Windows 96 boot.
• Disk Encryption.
• The new and improved WEX (Windows96 C/C++ API) (as opposed to the old SDK), that allows you to write Windows 96 apps in C/C++.
• A new wiki which you are on right now.
• Task Manager, allowing you to easily kill misbehaving apps.
• Media Player, replaces the old Video Player.
• Version Browser, replaces the old Virtual Machine.
• InternetE, replaces the old Internet Exploder.
• The filesystem is now fully asynchronous.
• P3FS
• The YouAreAnIdiot app now bounces across the screen, like the real YouAreAnIdiot.

Trivia

• This version took a very long time to release, due to the extended development time.