# ShizukuIchi/winXP

🏁 Web based Windows XP desktop recreation.

Repository: https://github.com/ShizukuIchi/winXP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winxp
Homepage: https://winxp.now.sh
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: windows-xp, react, hooks, web-desktop, reimplementation, javascript
Last push: 2023-11-18T10:39:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2717, "days_push": 1019, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5862, forks 468 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:31.747948+00:00)

## What it is
A web-based recreation of the Windows XP desktop experience built with React and JavaScript. It recreates draggable, resizable windows, a start menu, and classic apps like Minesweeper, Internet Explorer, Notepad, Winamp, and Paint for educational purposes.

## Use cases
- relive the Windows XP desktop in a browser
- demo of a web-based desktop environment
- learn how to build draggable resizable windows in React
- play Minesweeper online
- study a React project using hooks for window management
- showcase retro OS UI reimplementation

## When to choose
- you want a nostalgic Windows XP experience in the browser
- you want a reference implementation of a web desktop with React hooks
- you need an educational example of window drag/resize/minimize/maximize logic

## When to avoid
- you need a real operating system or actual Windows applications
- you need a production desktop environment or remote desktop solution
- you need a maintained, feature-complete product rather than a demo project

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: frontend-framework, ui-components, state-management, animation, game
- domain: web-development, frontend, entertainment, gaming-tools, education
- platform: browser
- tags: windows-xp, web-desktop, nostalgia, react-hooks, reimplementation, educational, web-server, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ShizukuIchi/winXP (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.747948+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:51:37.655861+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ShizukuIchi/winXP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.747948+00:00, sha a43308fd4ab8)
  - homepage: https://winxp.now.sh (fetched 2026-08-29T08:47:27.020764+00:00, sha 290d4c26907e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.