Which Windows XP Apps and Games Can I Use on WinXP?

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WinXP (winxp.vercel.app) is a browser-based recreation of the Windows XP desktop built with React and Hooks. It runs entirely in your browser and includes interactive simulations of several classic XP programs: Minesweeper, Internet Explorer, Notepad, Paint, Winamp, and My Computer. You need JavaScript enabled for the app to load.

What's included

App Type What you can do
Minesweeper Game Play the classic grid-based puzzle
Internet Explorer Browser Browse a simulated web page (the address bar shows google.com.tw)
Notepad Utility Open a text editor window
Paint Utility Open the classic drawing tool
Winamp Media player Play a sample playlist with track list and playback controls
My Computer System view Explore drives and folders, including Local Disk (C:) and CD Drive (D:)

How each piece behaves

Minesweeper

The game window opens with its own Game and Help menus, matching the original layout. It's the main interactive game in the set.

Winamp

Winamp comes loaded with a sample playlist rather than an empty player. The visible tracks include:

  1. Diablo Swing Orchestra – Heroines (5:22)
  2. Eclectek – We Are Going To Eclecfunk Your Ass (3:10)
  3. Auto-Pilot – Seventeen (3:34)
  4. Muha – Microphone (3:01)

The player shows a total runtime of 43:35 with standard transport controls, so you can see how playback and track switching work.

Internet Explorer

The simulated browser includes the familiar File/Edit/View/Favorites/Tools menu bar, a Back/Search/Favorites toolbar, and an address bar. It loads a Google-style page with links for Gmail, Images, and Search, plus a Taiwan-region footer.

Notepad, Paint, and My Computer

These open as standard windows. My Computer shows system tasks (view system information, add or remove programs, change a setting), other places (My Network Places, My Documents, Shared Documents, Control Panel), and details about drives and stored files.

Things to know before you try it

  • JavaScript is required. Without it, the page only shows a message asking you to enable JavaScript.
  • Everything is a simulation. These are interactive recreations inside a single web app, not the real programs, and they don't connect to your actual file system or the live internet.
  • No pricing or account details are indicated on the page, so there's nothing to sign up for based on the available information.

If you want a quick nostalgia trip or a lightweight way to show someone what the XP desktop looked like, opening the site and clicking through the taskbar icons is the fastest path. Start with Minesweeper if you want something to actually play, or Winamp if you want to see the media player in action.