SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)(thran.uk)
463 points by speckx | 185 comments
A personal blog post explaining how to get SimCity 3000 running well on a modern Windows 10 PC with a 4K monitor, fixing widescreen, resolution, and scrolling issues.
#windows-10 on Hacker News
6 stories tagged windows-10, newest first.
Report: Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet(neowin.net)
360 points by taubek | 294 comments
Neowin news report that Microsoft has quietly removed the official phone-based method for activating Windows 11/10 without an internet connection.
I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone(idiallo.com)
447 points by firefoxd | 418 comments
Blog post by Ibrahim Diallo complaining that Microsoft won't let him dismiss Windows 11 upgrade prompts on a laptop that lacks TPM 2.0.
Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark(gamingonlinux.com)
657 points by haunter | 386 comments
GamingOnLinux article reporting that Linux reached 3.05% of Steam users in the October 2025 Steam Hardware & Software Survey.
Retiring Windows 10 and Microsoft's move towards a surveillance state(scottrlarson.com)
433 points by trinsic2 | 286 comments
Blog post by Scott Larson arguing that Windows 10's retirement reflects Microsoft's shift toward user surveillance in newer Windows versions.
Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)(gmunk.com)
746 points by onhacker | 257 comments
GMUNK portfolio page describing the creation of the Windows 10 hero desktop wallpaper, built physically with light and photographed in 2015.