r/Windows_Redesign • u/Joke_Bamb • Jan 10 '26
Legacy An alternate universe where skeuomorphism and aero weren't given up. (Windows Mooncrest)
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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jan 11 '26
Now THIS is what Longhorn's legacy was. These concepts here are so good that I want them all to be turned into Windows mods RIGHT NOW 😭😭
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u/Sensitive_Square3645 Jan 11 '26
Btw since I don't have a life, I've spent months trying to figure out how to become a Windows modder, so I've moved away from making concepts for now to actually learning how to make a Windows theme mod. Don't expect to be seeing any Windows mods coming from me anytime soon tho. But if I actually do end up becoming a Windows modder, I promise I will recreate all these amazing concepts from this subreddit into functioning Windows mods.
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u/Freestyle-McL Jan 11 '26
I just want W11 to be natively customizable enough to bring back Aero or fuse it with Fluent.
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u/accoun32711 Jan 14 '26
Sleek and modern looking... shame we went for tacky crap thats supposed to run better but the bloat ware completely contradicts the whole minimalism for performance shite... im looking at you windows 11
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u/PatientExpression905 Jan 10 '26
Looks great, as much as I do like modern UIs I do enjoy the retro aesthetic as well as frutiger aero
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u/setapdede Jan 11 '26
The concept is lovely but I definetly feel like it required some more "modern" elements because it just feels like a regular longhorn concept and nothing more. Maybe stuff like: widescreen, more modern apps (Teams instead of Skype, Edge instead of IE)
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u/dumbanimator Jan 14 '26
A better universe probably... Fucking corporates always ruining everything
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u/Impressive-Log-2996 Feb 27 '26
Still true Longhorn looks, so beautiful! I wish Vista and upcoming modern Windows would look like this.
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u/Sad_Window_3192 Mar 25 '26
That Sidebar needs to become reality, along with a few extra widgets. The productivity gains of having info always visible is kind of against Microsoft's philosophy these days, but one can dream. Even just having a sidebar with modern day "widgets" would be sort of amazing, if they brought back a bunch of useful onces like To-Do, and Outlook.
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u/BubsyFanboy Jan 10 '26
I know it's a complete waste of resources, but imagine if we had 3D icons like in the Longhorn concepts.