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* Detect orphaned state-vN.bin and offer file recovery to a host folder When STATE_VERSION is bumped, users previously lost their C:\ silently. The Welcome card now detects an older state file (v4+), explains what happened, and offers a one-click recovery: spin up a throwaway v86 (no boot), restore the legacy state to populate the hda dirty-block overlay, walk the FAT32 tree reading overlay-if-dirty-else-base, and copy any file the guest ever wrote out to ~/Downloads/Recovered C Drive. Directories are created lazily so empty branches never appear; success and failure render in the panel (no native dialogs). The geometry constraint that keeps overlay+new-base valid is documented next to STATE_VERSION. Also makes the dev-mode CDP port overridable via WIN95_DEBUG_PORT so worktree instances don't fight over 9222. * prettier
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.