Someone got 26 years of Windows running on an IBM ThinkPad T43 without a virtual machine
Software Hardware thinkpad retro Someone got 26 years of Windows running on a classic IBM ThinkPad T43 without a virtual machine A bare-metal tour through Windows history By Rob Thubron May 30, 2026, 8:17 Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: The idea of installing almost every version of Windows from NT 4.0 to Windows 10 22H2 on an IBM ThinkPad T43 from 2005 sounds like an arduous task, but what made this feat even more remarkable was that the user achieved it without resorting to a virtual machine.
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- ▪In a nutshell: The idea of installing almost every version of Windows from NT 4.0 to Windows 10 22H2 on an IBM ThinkPad T43 from 2005 sounds like an arduous task, but what made this feat even more remarkable was that the user achieved it wi
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Software Hardware thinkpad retro Someone got 26 years of Windows running on a classic IBM ThinkPad T43 without a virtual machine A bare-metal tour through Windows history By Rob Thubron May 30, 2026, 8:17 Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: The idea of installing almost every version of Windows from NT 4.0 to Windows 10 22H2 on an IBM ThinkPad T43 from 2005 sounds like an arduous task, but what made this feat even more remarkable was that the user achieved it without resorting to a virtual machine. Redditor MatiHalek posted the results of the experiment to r/Windows, showing 26 years of Microsoft's operating systems running on the same bare-metal laptop.
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