WinWorld from the past, to the present, for the future

WinWorld is an online museum dedicated to the preservation and sharing of abandonware and pre-release software, as well as any and all knowledge associated with such works. We offer information, media and downloads for a wide variety of computers and operating systems. Our collection includes abandonware operating systems (like Windows 3.1 or 95), beta operating systems (like Chicago, Whistler, and Longhorn), abandonware applications (like AfterDark, the epic screensaver software we all grew up with) and more.

We offer all of our content free of charge to any interested party. Whether you're doing looking to go down memory lane and re-visit Windows 3.1, do some research on computing history, or repurpose an old system that can't run the latest and greatest, WinWorld is here to help by providing unrestricted access to our entire library at no charge. We do not accept donations, just download and enjoy. WinWorld provides you with large amounts of downloads and high quality information that BetaArchive FTP and Vetusware can't compare with! Get Windows Abandonware, Games, Macintosh old software and more from our software library right here at WinWorld!

For news, support and discussion visit WinBoards. No registration is required to post, so why not drop in and say hi?

 No Windows XP!

In order for a piece of software to be abandonware, it must, as a general guideline:

• Be over 7 years old.
• Be out of support by the manufacturer.
• Be mostly out of use by the general populace (abandoned)

The Windows XP marketshare as of May 2015 is ~19%. This is higher than Windows 8 and 8.1 combined. As a result, we are not offering Windows XP downloads. Please do not ask.

The future of forums

Posted by: stitch

There is no future for forums. The model is outdated and the Internet has more or less moved on to better things. Read More on WinBoards...

board server crashed

Posted by: stitch

The board server has crashed due to some qemu/kvm oddity and it's been rebooted but if you think I care enough for root cause analysis you're dead wrong. Read More on WinBoards...

The Problem with WinWorld

Posted by: stitch

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