14 DAY TRIAL // If Windows 10 isn’t necessarily your cup of tea, maybe you like Windows 12, an operating system that promises pretty much what Microsoft fails to deliver, including flawless updates.
One redditor says they came across Windows 10 Lite discs at a local computer fair and took a photo of the ad that comes with the operating system.
“No upgrading when ever [sic] you want to work. No upgrades that fail so you cannot upgrade and more forcing you to buy more Windows 10,” the ad reads. “No virus or ransomware Window 12 [sic] is immune from these nasties.”
While at first glance this could make some people believe that Microsoft rolled out a new Windows version, this is actually a Linux-based operating system that comes with a Windows 10 theme.
Geocities called, it wants its website back
The official website of Windows 12 appears to suggest it’s based on Linux Lite but customized with a Windows 10 wallpaper and featuring a flat icon pack.
The Windows 12 description posted on this official website, which by the was seems like it comes straight from the Geocities era, is funny, to say the least:
“All the problems of the poor operating system are solved with Windows 12 Lite 4.8 a really great operating system. This desktop is far superior in every respect to Windows 10. This is not Microsoft it is now Windows 12 Lite. It can also be a replacement for Windows 10 you can dual boot with Windows 10 and you will have a far better operating system this is one of the worlds fastest and best,” the site reads.
The photo gallery on the page is mostly the same screenshot with a different desktop background, and by the looks of things, it indeed appears to be a Windows 10 theme with flat icons.
I’m not sure what Microsoft thinks about this, but given the name of this Linux operating system, I’m pretty sure it won’t stick around for too long.
