Tech sleuth claims to have found the oldest GUI application that still works with Windows 11 — CDPLAYER.EXE from Windows NT in November 1992 wins the prize

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By Mark TysonOct 31, 2026, 6:00 am183 ptsTrendingTop
A technology enthusiast claims that the oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11 is CDPLAYER.EXE from November 1992. The app had to run on Microsoft’s newest consumer OS without modifications or emulation involved to be chosen as the ‘winner’ of their experiment. Blogger Enlyth expected…

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