{"id":518543,"date":"2022-11-30T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T15:00:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T12:00:22","slug":"8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#8 Places Windows XP Is Hiding in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d50f889e7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d50f889e7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#%E2%80%9C8_Places_Windows_XP_Is_Hiding_in_Windows_11%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;8 Places Windows XP Is Hiding in Windows 11&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#Command_Prompt\" >Command Prompt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#Control_Panel\" >Control Panel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#Run_Dialog\" >Run Dialog<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#Character_Map\" >Character Map<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#System_Information\" >System Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#Disk_Cleanup\" >Disk Cleanup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#ODBC_Data_Source_Administrator_And_an_Old_Dialog\" >ODBC Data Source Administrator (And an Old Dialog)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-places-windows-xp-is-hiding-in-windows-11\/#Winver\" >Winver<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C8_Places_Windows_XP_Is_Hiding_in_Windows_11%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;8 Places Windows XP Is Hiding in Windows 11&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-851280\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Windows-XP-on-11.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows XP logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Windows has changed a lot in the past 20 years, but there are many areas where it hasn\u2019t. There are still a few visible features in Windows 11 that date back to Windows XP from 2001, or even earlier.<\/p>\n<p>In stark contrast to macOS, which breaks compatibility with legacy software on a semi-regular basis, Windows is designed to break as few old <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s as possible. That has many advantages, but it also means some Windows components haven\u2019t significantly changed in years, as altering them could cause a chain reaction of old applications breaking. For example, even though Internet Explorer is slowly being removed from Windows 10, the rendering engine is used by some Windows software and won\u2019t be removed anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>There are also some Windows components that Microsoft <em>could<\/em> modernize without risking backwards compatibility. That has been a focus for Windows 11, as apps like\u00a0Notepad and Paint finally received much-needed makeovers, but there are still more system components that are the software equivelent of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Living_fossil\">living fossils<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Command_Prompt\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">Command Prompt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows was originally built to run on top of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MS-DOS\">DOS<\/a>, and early versions included a Command Prompt or other shortcut to access the underlying DOS system. Microsoft later built a more modern version of Windows for server and enterprise use that wasn\u2019t based on DOS, called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_NT_3.1\">Windows NT<\/a>, and Windows XP ended up as the first general-use Windows release based the upgraded system.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 732px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849918 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/VirtualBox_Windows-XP_19_11_2022_15_28_50.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Command Prompt in Windows XP\" width=\"732\" height=\"397\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows XP with CMD.EXE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both Windows XP and Windows 11 have a Command Prompt, mostly intended for running command-line utilities or batch scripts. However, Windows XP also included the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/849915|xid:{xid}&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Flearn.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fwindows%2Fcompatibility%2Fntvdm-and-16-bit-app-support&amp;___trxnet=ls\">NT Virtual DOS Machine<\/a>, or\u00a0NTVDM for short. This allowed\u00a016-bit and 32-bit DOS applications to run in the Command Prompt (or from the File Explorer), in addition to early 16-bit Windows software. It\u2019s not compatible with all applications and games, especially ones that rely on direct access to hardware, but it does work.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft never supported\u00a0NTVDM on 64-bit versions of Windows, or Windows on other architectures, like ARM. However, it could still be enabled on all 32-bit x86 Windows releases, including Windows 10. Windows 11 isn\u2019t available on 32-bit x86 PCs at all, so\u00a0NTVDM is completely gone, but the Command Prompt remains for running command-line tools and scripts.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1404px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-849917\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-19-151757.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Command Prompt on Windows 11\" width=\"1404\" height=\"843\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows 11 with CMD.EXE and Command Prompt in Windows Terminal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More recently, Microsoft has been working to merge PowerShell, the Command Prompt, and other command-line shells into the unified Windows Terminal. Newer builds of Windows 11 now open Command Prompt sessions in Windows Terminal by default, but you can change a setting in the Terminal to get the old CMD.EXE back.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Control_Panel\"><\/span>Control Panel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is cheating a little bit, because the Control Panel has changed significantly since Windows XP, and Microsoft has been slowly phasing it out in favor of the Settings app. However, the Control Panel is still the only way to access specific options in Windows, and some of the actual settings panels are very similar to their XP counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>First is the <strong>File Explorer Options<\/strong> dialog, accessible in Windows XP from<strong> Appearance and Themes &gt; Folder Options<\/strong>, and in Windows 11 from <strong>Appearance and Personalization &gt; File Explorer Options<\/strong>. Microsoft has added a few new options over the past 20 years, but most of the layout and available settings are identical.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 782px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849921 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/screen-2.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Folder Options images\" width=\"782\" height=\"485\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Folder options in Windows XP (left) and Windows 11 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another example is the <strong>Internet Properties<\/strong> menu on Windows 11, which is called <strong>Internet Options<\/strong> on XP. Some of the settings have been moved elsewhere over the past 20 years, but the Security and Adanced tabs look almost identical.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 912px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849923 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Internet Properties images\" width=\"912\" height=\"555\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Internet Properties in Windows XP (left) and Windows 11 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the settings here were intended for Internet Explorer (like the toggles for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/717016\/remembering-activex-controls-the-webs-biggest-mistake\/\">ActiveX), which isn\u2019t even available on Windows 11, though they could also affect some applications that use the old IE engine to load web content.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Run_Dialog\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">Run Dialog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Run Dialog has been a core component of Windows for decades, and the Windows 11 version is identical to the Windows XP panel. On both operating systems, you can open it with the <strong>Win + R<\/strong> keyboard shortcut. The Run dialog allows you to type the name of a program, the full path to any file or folder, or any web address to open it.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 737px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-849926\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download-2.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows Run dialog\" width=\"737\" height=\"206\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Run dialog on Windows XP (left) and Windows 11 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are a few more methods to access the Run dialog on Windows 11, such as right-clicking on the Windows logo, but the small box itself has remained unchanged. It still works just as well now as it did in 2001, but I wouldn\u2019t mind a frosted glass background, like the Start Menu.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Character_Map\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">Character Map<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Character Map is a simple system tool in Windows that shows you every character in every installed font, along with the keyboard shortcut for typing it in another application. You can also use it to copy a given character to the clipboard, so you don\u2019t have to type out the whole shortcut.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 953px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849924 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download-1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Character Map images\" width=\"953\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Character Map in Windows XP (left) and Windows 11 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The utility has not visibly changed at all over the past 20 years. The lack of search, emoji support, and other features has led to the development of modern third-party replacements, such as\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/849915|xid:{xid}&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.microsoft.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2Fcharacter-map-uwp%2F9WZDNCRDXF41&amp;___trxnet=ls\">Character Map UWP<\/a>. The emoji picker in Windows 11 (Win + Period on the keyboard) can also be used to insert special characters, but there\u2019s no search there either, except for emoji and GIFs.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"System_Information\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">System Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many ways on Windows 11 to check hardware and software data, including the Settings app, Device Manager, and Task Manager, but one utility has stuck around for over 20 years. The System Information application can display just about every detail about your PC, from the BIOS version to your list of startup programs.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-849925\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download-1-1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"System Information images\" width=\"1365\" height=\"478\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Information on Windows 11 (left) and Windows XP (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite its outdated design, System Information can be one of the fastest ways to check various aspects of your system, especially compared against multiple searches or clicks in the Settings app. You can\u2019t change anything from System Information, though \u2014 you can see your startup programs, but you can\u2019t add or remove them.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disk_Cleanup\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\">Disk Cleanup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Disk Cleanup is still the primary method of cleaning up Windows system files and cache before your PC does it automatically, while also emptying the Recycle Bin, if you want. The utility is present in both Windows XP and Windows 11.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 787px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-849933\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cleanup.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Disk Cleanup images\" width=\"787\" height=\"474\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disk Cleanup on Windows XP (left) and Windows 11 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are a few differences between the two versions, though. Later Windows updates added a separate toggle for system files, and additional menu entries for other data types. The \u201cMore Options\u201d tab in the XP version is also gone, which just contained shortcuts to Add and Remove Programs, System Restore, and other utilities.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ODBC_Data_Source_Administrator_And_an_Old_Dialog\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\">ODBC Data Source Administrator (And an Old Dialog)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows has a built-in utility called ODBC Data Source Administrator, which allows you to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/administer-odbc-data-sources-b19f856b-5b9b-48c9-8b93-07484bfab5a7\">connect to some external databases<\/a> \u2014 primarily useful to computers in work settings or enterprise deployments. You can find it on Windows 11 by searching for \u201cODBC,\u201d and it\u2019s accessible on Windows XP from <strong>Control Panel &gt; Performance and Maintenance &gt; Administrative Tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1128px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-851259\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download-3.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"images of Data Source Administrator\" width=\"1128\" height=\"441\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">ODBC tool on Windows XP (left) and Windows 11 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The utility isn\u2019t all that interesting on its own, but it is one of several methods to see the <em>incredibly old<\/em> Windows file picker in action. Using either Windows 11 or XP, go to the User DSN tab, then click Add &gt; Driver do Microsoft Excel &gt; Select Workbook. This specific file picker is much older than Windows XP \u2014 it dates back to Windows 3.1 from 1992.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 748px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-851264\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-28-133014.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"image of old file picker\" width=\"748\" height=\"491\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows 3.1-era file picker on Windows 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Raymond Chen from Microsoft <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/849915|xid:{xid}&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fdevblogs.microsoft.com%2Foldnewthing%2F20180917-00%2F%3Fp%3D99745&amp;___trxnet=ls\">explained in a blog post<\/a> that Windows brings up the ancient file picker for old applications, to avoid breaking compatibility with legacy software. He said, \u201cprograms from that era don\u2019t support fancy things like long file names, and when they try to customize the dialog, they are expecting to customize a Windows 3.1-style dialog, so that\u2019s what we give them.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Winver\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_7\">Winver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Both Windows XP and Windows 11 have a simple application called About Windows, which can be accessed by opening the Run dialog (Win + R) and running \u201cwinver\u201d (without the quotes).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 992px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-851272\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download-1-2.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"About Windows image\" width=\"992\" height=\"443\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winver on Windows XP (left) and Windows 11 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The panel displays the logo for the current operating system, as well as copyright information and the current build number. 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