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Negotiate NT LM 0.12 (17-word response, Capabilities=0) so Win95 switches from CMD_SEARCH (8.3-only) to TRANS2/FIND_FIRST2. Implement info level 0x104 (FILE_BOTH_DIRECTORY_INFO) with the win9x quirks Samba carries: honor SearchCount/MaxDataCount (VREDIR drops the session if exceeded), 4-byte-align entries and the trans2 reply param/data blocks, dir EndOfFile=0, FileName null-terminated with the null counted in FileNameLength, and ShortNameLength=0 (a UCS-2 ShortName in an OEM session GPFs shell32 on the single-directory probe Explorer does when entering a subfolder). Add TRANS2_QUERY_FS_INFO (0x105/1/2), SMB_COM_SEEK and core SMB_COM_READ, which the redirector falls back to with no CAP_LARGE_READX. Sanitize >0xFF / Windows-reserved chars in display names so emoji folder names don't truncate to '<' and wedge Explorer. The user share is now named after path.basename of the mounted folder (LANMAN-safe, ≤12 chars, with TOOLS/IPC$ collision avoided). A second purely-synthetic TOOLS share holds _MAPZ.BAT and README.TXT so they don't clutter the user's directory; treeConnect routes by share name to a TID and every path-resolving handler branches on it so TOOLS never touches the host fs. 48 protocol tests; verified end-to-end in the emulator (browse \\HOST, open both shares, list Downloads with 85+ mixed-name entries, navigate subfolders, open files in Notepad).
windows95
This is Windows 95, running in an Electron app. Yes, it's the full thing. I'm sorry.
Downloads
 Windows |
32-bit
💿 Installer
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📦 Standalone Zip
64-bit 💿 Installer | 📦 Standalone Zip ARM64 💿 Installer | 📦 Standalone Zip ❓ Don't know what kind of chip you have? It's probably `x64`. To confirm, on your computer, hit Start, enter "processor" for info. |
 macOS |
Apple Silicon Processor
📦 Standalone Zip
Intel Processor 📦 Standalone Zip ❓ Don't know what kind of chip you have? If you bought your computer after 2020, select "Apple Silicon". Learn more at apple.com. |
 Linux |
64-bit
💿 rpm
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💿 deb
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Does it work?
Yes! Quite well, actually - on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Bear in mind that this is written entirely in JavaScript, so please adjust your expectations.
Should this have been a native app?
Absolutely.
Does it run Doom (or my other favorite game)?
You'll likely be better off with an actual virtualization app, but the short answer is yes. In fact, a few games are already preinstalled - and more can be found on the Internet, for instance at archive.org. Thanks to @DisplacedGamers I can recommend that you switch to a resolution of 640x480 @ 256 colors before starting DOS games - just like in the good ol' days.
Credits
99% of the work was done over at v86 by Copy aka Fabian Hemmer and his contributors.
Contributing
Before you can run this from source, you'll need the disk image. It's not part of the
repository, but you can grab it using the Show Disk Image button from the packaged
release, which does include the disk image. You can find that button in the
Modify C: Drive section.
Unpack the images folder into the src folder, creating this layout:
- /images/windows95.img
- /images/default-state.bin
- /assets/...
- /bios/...
- /docs/...
Once you've done so, run npm install and npm start to run your local build.
If you want to tinker with the image or make a new one, check out the QEMU docs.
Other Questions
- MS-DOS seems to brick the screen
- Windows 95 is stuck in a bad state
- I want to install additional apps or games
- Running in Docker
- Running in an online VM with Kubernetes and Gitpod
License
This project is provided for educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with and has not been approved by Microsoft.