Important notes

Things you must know before developing for Windows 96.

Windows 96 is not Windows

Windows EXEs will not run. We are not Windows, Mikesoft is not a real company, and we are most definitely not Microsoft. This is a project created ran by a team of two developers called sys36. This also means that we may take time to rectify any issues, since we are just a team of two.

This is a project ran by a team of two developers called sys36. Therefore, please take into account that this wiki and the OS itself will take time to update, and that it may take some time to rectify issues you may have.

The API is constantly evolving

Windows 96 is very much a beta project. It's not reached a stable state yet, so the API will also be subject to change as a result.

We will try our best to document any breaking changes and to retain compatibility.

Check the FAQs and relevant help documentation before contacting us

Your particular issue might be common. Please check the documentation first before asking a question on our social media platforms. It saves you time as well as ours.

If you still can't find an answer to your question, feel free to contact us on our Discord server. We will try to assist you as best as we can!