Tech sleuth claims to have found the oldest GUI application that still works with Windows 11 — CDPLAYER.EXE from Windows NT in November 1992 wins the prize
The application in question is CDPLAYER.EXE, dating back to November 1992. It is cited as potentially the oldest GUI application still compatible with the current version of Windows.
Key points
- CDPLAYER.EXE from 1992 still works on Windows 11
- The app originated from Windows NT
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