Comments on: Can you use Windows 95 in 2022? https://dfarq.homeip.net/can-you-use-windows-95-in-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-use-windows-95-in-2021 David L. Farquhar, computer security professional, train hobbyist, and landlord Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:15:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shirley Dulcey https://dfarq.homeip.net/can-you-use-windows-95-in-2021/#comment-56195 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:15:15 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=26666#comment-56195 If you’re just interested in running software from the Windows 95 era, you’re better off running Windows 98 SE. That’s the best Windows from that series. Running Windows 95 is only good if you want it for nostalgia reasons, or you’re trying to use earlier hardware that doesn’t support Windows 98.

Similarly, if you want to use Windows from the 16 bit era (pre-95), the one to run is Windows for Workgroups 3.11. That’s the last and best version from that series. The main reasons to try that is for really old software that doesn’t work on Windows 95 and later, or for hardware that doesn’t support anything newer.

I wouldn’t use any of those on the internet. Too many unpatched vulnerabilities. The only saving grace is that they are so old, and used by so few people, that nobody is targeting them any more.

Of course, if you want to run some OS because you’re into retrocomputing, rather than wanting to run some specific software or hardware, run anything you like!

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