c/retrocomputing · by misk@piefed.social · 206dWhat was the secret sauce that allows for a faster restart of Windows 95 if you hold the shift key? https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260119-06/?p=11199527 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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BananaTrifleViolin@piefed.world · 5 pts · 206d
I'd totally forgotten this trick - I used to use this when I was a kid after I heard about it. Was never quite sure if it was real because I remember also later being told to use it in Win 98 too and it didn't do anything afaik.
rycee@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 206d
Wow, I've never heard of this fast restart feature before. Did it disappear after Windows 95?
lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 206d
I don't recall but given the changes to the underlying components, I'd take it lasted at most up tp Windows 98.
rycee@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 205d
Very interesting and makes sense that it was something that was only possible due to the particulars of Windows 9x.
rycee@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 205d