Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office
Should there be a task force or wikiproject created for Microsoft Office? It seems just as important to Microsoft as windows.Smallman12q (talk) 13:21, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't think so. Microsoft Office only works with Windows, so I think MS Office should be under the same project as MS Windows. Derek II 10:45, 27 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Derekthesecond (talk • contribs)


 * Actually, there are versions of Office for Mac OS X and Windows Phone. JoeWang4 (talk) 01:46, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Microsoft Product Screenshots may not require Fair-use
Screenshots of Microsoft products may be licensed under something other than a non-free fair use rationale. See the current discussion. Smallman12q (talk) 23:08, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Microsoft Binder
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I understand that Microsoft discontinued Binder in XP, but if you had a binder 2000 document (.obd) file on an XP computer, would the Icon be like an XP style one, the same as the Win 2000 one or one of those 'placeholder' white icons? I await your response eagerly. 95jb14 (talk) 19:16, 2 December 2009 (UTC).

Dunabr high school
should Dunbar High School (Fort Myers, Florida) be part of the wikiproject? it's the first microsft certified high school in the country? --~munkee_madness  talk 15:23, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Articles up for deletion
Windows Neptune (here) and Windows Odyssey (here) have been nominated for deletion. Comments welcome. wjemather bigissue 19:46, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

WP 1.0 bot announcement
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Windows Aero logo
The image file:Aero.svg is used as the logo of Windows Aero. I can't find any place where that logo is used by Microsoft. Also the image seems to be a user made released under GNU GPL so that doesn't add up for a Microsoft Logo as a Microsoft logo would be copyrighted. Is that an actual logo and should it be in the article? -- Chris Ssk talk 09:31, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of VGASAVE
This is to notify members of this WikiProject, within which scope this article falls, that VGASAVE, has been listed for deletion. Editors interested in the deletion discussion, are invited to participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/. Thank you. - Ahunt (talk) 11:36, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Microsoft Windows articles have been selected for the Wikipedia 0.8 release
Version 0.8 is a collection of Wikipedia articles selected by the Wikipedia 1.0 team for offline release on USB key, DVD and mobile phone. Articles were selected based on their assessed importance and quality, then article versions (revisionIDs) were chosen for trustworthiness (freedom from vandalism) using an adaptation of the WikiTrust algorithm.

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Computing importance no longer defaults to Microsoft Windows importance
Articles tagged using WikiProject Microsoft Windows will retain their Windows importance, but will no longer get assigned a general computing importance unless one is provided explicitly using.

When assessing articles for the Windows project, please consider the computing importance and tag accordingly. For articles which also have a WikiProject Computing banner, its  must match the Windows.

This will help WP Computing in three ways:
 * 1) Improve the accuracy of importance assessments for general computing
 * 2) Avoid unexpected changes to the Computing importance that result from changing e.g. the Software or Windows importance
 * 3) Bring attention to the parameter for general computing importance, reducing the likelihood of articles accidently being listed in multiple Computing importance categories. (This causes false entries in the Computing reassessment log – see discussion at WP:COMP/A – and likely other problems as well.) --Pnm (talk) 04:06, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

This project's scope
I just added a few articles to WP Microsoft Windows because they are either:
 * Tangentially related to the Windows operating system
 * Related to encyclopedic coverage of the Windows platform

Here's the list:
 * 1) Adobe Photoshop - application software which has a Windows version
 * 2) SetACL - utility software for Windows, exists to replace the built-in Windows command
 * 3) Microsoft Office - at times a Windows killer app
 * 4) Advanced Systems Format - Microsoft's digital video container used for WMA and WMV

I support a "" interpretation of this project's scope because it exposes Windows-oriented editors who follow this project to all articles related to encyclopedic coverage of Windows. Computing coverage benefits, as does the encyclopedia as a whole. --Pnm (talk) 02:20, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Microsoft is up for deletion
I have nominated WikiProject Microsoft for deletion at WP:MFD. Please comment here for any concerns. Thank you for your time. JJ98 (Talk)  01:29, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Nominated for deletion: Comparison of Windows and Linux
This may of interest to some members here; I have proposed this article for deletion due to serious WP:SYNTH and WP:OR reasons. If you wish please comment on the deletion discussions. cheers. IRWolfie- (talk) 16:17, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Windows Server 2012 maximum socket information missing
See Talk:Windows Server 2012. Would like some eyes on this.--Jasper Deng (talk) 21:46, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Review of FA status for Microsoft Security Essentials
I have challenged the decision to award this article FA status over what I allege is a lack of balance and neutrality in the article. Fresh opinions and input are encouraged here. Quantumsilverfish (talk) 01:39, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Windows 3.1
Is Windows 3.1 a bona fide operating system or is it a Graphical user interface or Operating system shell? It seems to me that MS-DOS was the actual operating system. DOS was required to run the computer, the job of the operating system. You could run DOS without Windows 3.1 but you could not run Windows 3.1 without DOS. You could exit out of Windows and get back to DOS. You could not exit out of DOS. You could start Windows 3.1 from the DOS operating system by typing "win" to run the program win.exe. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 01:04, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Request for comments: Establish standards for version history tables in software articles
I'd like to introduce the Template:Version template to Wikipedia with the goal to establish one standard for version history tables (or lists). It simplifies creation of release histories, standardizes release stages and makes the content more accessible. Please comment on the template talk page (there already is some discussion). Thanks for your contribution. Jesus Presley (talk) 07:07, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Pre-GAN review requested for Windows Server 2012
I would like some opinions about this article before I submit it for a GA review.--Jasper Deng (talk) 06:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Dispute over Windows 1.0 logo
There is a dispute at Administrators%27_noticeboard over the image File:Windows_logo_and_watermark_-_1985.svg. This image was used in a Windows blog in 2012 but the earliest use of it I can find is in 2010 and not by Microsoft. If someone can find a use before 2010 somewhere and preferably in 1985 then the matter can drop otherwise there is a problem about people arguing as I see it that policies trump common sense. Dmcq (talk) 13:23, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Apps Proposal
A proposal for a WikiProject Apps has been made at WikiProject Council/Proposals/Apps. As WikiProject Microsoft Windows is a related WikiProject, members of this WikiProject are invited to join the discussion. Thank you. XapApp (talk) 02:31, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Format dialog box in Windows.png
inage:Format dialog box in Windows.png has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 (talk) 07:02, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Notability and Sources
I've noticed several Windows articles that in theory are candidates for deletion because they make no claim to notability (e.g. Private Character Editor and Netsh) and/or rely entirely on Microsoft sources (e.g. Windows 7 File Recovery‎, Microsoft Message Queuing and SQL Azure‎). I appreciate that per WP:PRIMARY it is OK to use primary sources "to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the source", but surely each article should have at least one heavyweight third party source&mdash;if only to address the question why should wikipedia have an article on this subject? I'll try to improve the SQL Azure article over the next few days, but I'm wondering, has there already been a policy discussion, or perhaps a consensus formed across earlier AfDs, that excuses Microsoft technology articles from meeting the usual WP:N and WP:RS requirements? - Pointillist (talk) 08:47, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Conflicting/confusing information?
I hope this is the right place for this.

So on this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntdetect.com

It says "The bootstrap loader takes the control over the booting process and loads NTLDR"

But according to Microsoft Technet (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc976737.aspx)

"NTLDR is the bootstrap loader"

The wiki article makes it seem like the Bootstrap loader and NTLDR are two very different things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.147.164.220 (talk) 10:17, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

Windows Xbox store files for deletion
image:XboxMusicLogo.png and image:XboxVideoLogo.png has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.181.39 (talk) 03:53, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Service packs for Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Windows 8.1. Codename Lisa (talk) 22:03, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Windows 5.0 (disambiguation) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Windows 5.0 (disambiguation) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Windows 5.0 (disambiguation) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Codename Lisa (talk) 19:49, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

XP End of Life and Linux
There is currently a dispute on the Windows XP page about whether to include migration to Linux as an option for dealing with the end of support for Windows XP. In an effort to gain input from interested editors I am posting this notice on both WikiProject_Microsoft_Windows and WikiProject_Linux.

If anyone would like to comment, the discussion can be seen at these locations: Talk:Windows_XP and Talk:Windows_XP. Many thanks.Upedge (talk) 23:40, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Microsoft Cortana Easter Eggs
You are invited to join the discussion at Articles for deletion/Microsoft Cortana Easter Eggs. Codename Lisa (talk) 23:51, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 May 19#Category:Discontinued versions of Microsoft Windows
You are invited to join the discussion at Categories for discussion/Log/2014 May 19. Thanks. Codename Lisa (talk) 07:46, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Deletion notification
Windows XP visual styles has been nominated for deletion. The discussion is here. -- Aussie Legend  ( ✉ ) 16:03, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


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Attention needed for proposed merger of Interix into Windows Services for UNIX
It was proposed back in 2010 that the Interix article be merged into Windows Services for UNIX. Discussion ended mid-2011 with a consensus for no merge, but was never closed, leading a different editor (uninvolved in the original discussion) to reopen discussion. I'd like some more uninvolved editors to take a look at the articles and participate in the merger discussion so we can establish whether or not consensus has changed in the past three and a half years. // coldacid (talk&#124;contrib) 17:12, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Mail (Microsoft app)
Hi everybody at the Microsoft WikiProject! I am creating a draft of Mail (Microsoft app), the Mail client for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. I have not gone so far in progress, but I encourage you to check it out and tell me what you think, and what improvements I could make. Thanks!  CookieMonster755   (talk)   01:53, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Talk:Windows thumbnail cache
Hi. There is a small dispute in that I was hoping someone could help with. Hopefully, it is not serious. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 16:21, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Age of Conan: Unchained listed at Requested moves
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dispute over Windows Me capitalisation (ME vs Me)
please help solve the dispute about Windows Me capitalisation. Maria Kappatou (talk) 05:38, 16 December 2016 (UTC)
 * microsoft herself uses the Windows Me name, not Windows ME Maria Kappatou (talk) 05:58, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Windows Me or Windows ME?
Microsoft uses the Windows Me spelling. This is the most common spelling and PC World also uses it. Googling "windows me" on any search engine reveals that Windows Me is more common than Windows ME. Should the Wikipedia Windows ME article be moved to Windows Millennium Edition? Should the article use the Windows Me spelling? Maria Kappatou (talk) 05:28, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Good article review of Windows Ultimate Extras
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Popular pages report
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Nomination of Portal:Microsoft for deletion
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Cortana reassessment
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User script to detect unreliable sources
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like and turns it into something like
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.

It will work on a variety of links, including those from cite web, cite journal and doi.

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Requested move at Talk:Media Player (Windows 11)
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Reliable source for Bush hid the facts bug
Hello!

This old, formerly unexplained Windows bug has been explained completely in a recently published YouTube video. Unfortunately, the explanation in the Wikipedia article is wrong, and the YouTube article doesn't look like a suitable source. The video does say how to reproduce the bug though, which I believe hasn't been done before. Someone familiar with what sources might work in an article like this should have a look. Thanks! --Renerpho (talk) 19:36, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Proposal of new WikiProject: Operating Systems
Hello, I am working on creating a new WikiProject, and I am looking for others to join in the creation of WikiProject Operating systems. If you'd be interested in joining and supporting the project, add your name to the proposal support list here. Thanks! OnlyNano 20:44, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Internet Information Services
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Internet Information Services that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 00:39, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

FAR for Microsoft Security Essentials
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