SHOCKING: 2 | Mind Blowing Facts

Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper

It wasn't just you left staring at the Welcome screen for 30 seconds.

PC Gamer · May 1, 2025

Turns out Janet Jackson's laptop-crashing cursed bassline was the scourge of notebook makers for at least half a decade

No struggle, no progress.

PC Gamer · Apr 30, 2025

Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation' would still be crashing hard drives without this audio processing filter

An audio filter introduced in Windows XP is still around to protect your PC today from Janet Jackson.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 30, 2025

Microsoft dev shares story behind iconic Windows screensavers — 3D Pipes, 3D Maze, and more

Windows NT screensavers, including the most popular, get their origin story explained by Raymond Chen.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 13, 2024

A 30-year Windows developer at Microsoft explains how the 'USB Cart of Death' featuring 60 daisy-chained USB devices taunted developers with BSODs

Veteran Microsoft Software Engineer David William Plummer recently touched base with Raymond Chen, a 30-year Windows developer at Microsoft, talking all things USB Cart of Death and more.

Windows Central · Nov 25, 2023

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation would crash laptops, says Microsoft developer

So one of Janet Jackson's songs could destroy mid-2000s laptop hard drives. Yes, really!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 19, 2022

Janet Jackson song could crash laptops, Microsoft exec reveals

A song by Janet Jackson had the power to crash certain Microsoft laptops. The song shared a natural frequency with the laptop's hard drives

Wales Online · Aug 19, 2022