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Some of the new features introduced in Windows 3.00 MDK Version 59; much of which are multimedia-centric.

Windows 3.00 MDK Version 59 is an early build of Windows 3.0 Multimedia Edition, which was shared on 19 December 2016. The operating system is based on Windows 3.00a and implements a series of multimedia features, such as sound drivers, applications, and screen savers. This pre-release version was likely distributed at the Multimedia Developer Conference, held by Microsoft between 27 and 28 November 1990.

The build notably includes support for various device drivers such as joystick-to-mouse input translation, Sound Blaster 1.x/2.0 support, and extended display capabilities. It also emphasizes strongly on audiovisual content, as support for the MIDI and Waveform specifications were implemented alongside a dedicated media player application. Certain applications included as part of Windows 3.00a were also overhauled to take advantage of the new multimedia capabilities, and applications now support emitting sound based on specific system events. A new Control Panel application design was also introduced, and screen savers were added to help prevent screen burn-in on CRT monitors.

The build comes with development tooling and code samples that allow developers to work on Multimedia PC-compatible applications. (Full article...)
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Recommended wiki tools

• Wiki-Up: Allows uploading multiple images at once
• VMGuide: Quickly change BIOS date and hardware config on VMware and VirtualBox machines
• C++Shot: Provides transparent screenshots of windows; recommended for builds with Aero effects
• AeroShot: Same as above but requires .NET 3.x
• Not really a tool but after uploading a new version of an image, please clear your cache to see the updated image

Processes info

(ported from an old test wiki of mines)

Here is a list of critical Windows processes that you will see on Windows NT systems. These processes more than often cannot be killed via Task Manager (unless on Vista or later). If the process's watcher is not terminated, the results listed will occur.

Credit to this blog from Mark Russinovich for the info.

• winlogon.exe: Deals with Windows login sessions, watches lsass.exe and services.exe. Run when booting; when terminated:
  • XP: BSOD
  • Vista and up: Log off
• smss.exe: Session manager. Watches winlogon.exe, which if not terminated first, causes BSOD. Run when logging in, when terminated:
  • XP: Does nothing
  • Vista and up: BSOD
• csrss.exe: Client Server Runtime Subsystem. OS runs on top of this. Run when booting; when terminated, cause BSOD (STOP 0x0F4).
• lsass.exe: Local Security Authority Subsystem Service. Verifies user logins and allows password changes. Run when logging in; when terminated, reboot computer after 1 minute.
• services.exe: Service Control Manager. Controls all Windows services. Run when booting; when terminated, reboot computer after 1 minute.
• explorer.exe: Windows Explorer. Holds the main interface. Run when logging in; when terminated, gets rid of Taskbar, all Window Explorer processes, and desktop icons. On Windows 8 and up, also removes background. Usually reopens if it is terminated in any way except by terminating it manually.
• svchost.exe: Service Host. Holds user's themes. On Windows Vista and up, many instances of this process will run and they will usually relaunch if terminated. Run when booting; when terminated:
  • XP: Revert theme to lowest default
  • Vista and up: Does nothing
• System: Holds system threads. Cannot be terminated.
• System Idle Process: Not a real process, tracks time no thread was running. Cannot be terminated.
• DCOM Server Process Launcher: Helps communicate the system with applications, if terminated:
  • Windows XP-7: Reboot computer after 1 minute
  • Windows 8-10: BSOD