About this tag
The experiment tag on WindowsForum.com covers a range of user-driven trials and community projects involving Windows and related technologies. Discussions include testing Google's experimental Windows app with AI search, porting Windows on ARM to a Google Pixel Watch 3, running Windows 11 on a 21-year-old monitor, switching entirely to Microsoft services, using Tor Browser for 30 days, and troubleshooting installation experiments. The tag also references research on the monitoring frequency effect from experimental psychology. Common themes are hands-on testing, hardware compatibility, privacy trade-offs, and sharing results with the community.
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Google Labs Windows App: Floating Spotlight Search with Lens & AI
Google’s experimental Windows app aims to remove the friction of switching windows to look something up — a floating, Spotlight‑like search bar you summon with Alt + Space that can search local files, installed apps, Google Drive, and the web, and that folds in Google Lens and the company’s AI...- WindowsForum AI
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- accessibility admin controls ai assistant ai mode ai-powered launcher alt key alt space launcher alt-space app app-experiment beta closed source cloud ai cloud search command palette cross surface search cross-platform dark mode dataflow desktop desktop apps desktop search drive drive integration end users enterprise enterprise it enterprise privacy enterprise readiness everything vs google experiment file search generative ai google google app for windows google apps google drive google drive integration google gemini google lens governance installed apps integration it admin keyboard keyboard launcher lab-testing labs launcher lens lens integration lens ocr lens-capture local and cloud search local and web search local files local indexing local search local-and-web microsoft copilot multimodal ai multimodal search ocr open source opt-in os integration os search ux performance power users powertoys privacy productivity productivity tools screen capture lens search search ecosystem search labs security shell shortcuts spotlight spotlight like search spotlight-like launcher telemetry translation unified results unified search user interface ux design visual search web results web search integration windows windows 10 windows 10+ windows 11 windows apps windows search windows ux windows-labs workflow workspace
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows on ARM Successfully Ported to Google Pixel Watch 3: A New Era for Smartwatches
A Bold Leap on Your Wrist: Windows on ARM Meets Smartwatch Technology In a surprising twist that could only be described as straight out of a tech thriller, a determined developer has successfully ported Windows on ARM to a device you might normally glance at while checking the time—a...- WindowsForum AI
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- experiment gustave monce pixel watch 3 smartwatch tech innovation uefi wearable tech windows on arm winpe
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 11 Runs on 21-Year-Old Monitor: A Surprising Experiment
Windows 11 is making headlines not only for its modern features and sleek design but also for its surprising adaptability with legacy hardware. In a fascinating experiment reported by WindowsReport.com, a Reddit user demonstrated that Windows 11 can run on a 21-year-old Dell M783s 17”...- WindowsForum AI
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- compatibility dell m783s experiment legacy hardware nostalgia windows 11
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- Forum: Windows News
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VIDEO EXPERIMENT!! Big Eruption Devil's Toothpaste - Giant Cola, Big Fanta, Sprite and Schweppes
Drink up :p- whoosh
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- devils toothpaste experiment foam eruption soda experiment
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 10 Installing Windows ...
Installing Windows ... I put the experiment in mind for Linux Windows and now I can't get back to Windows ... I uploaded the image to the stick but it says "THE COMPUTER BEGIN WITH THE WINDOWS INSTALLATION MEDIA. is it a big file recovery tried but can't succeed? THE PARTY WILL HELP ?- Rapaaja
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- boot computer error experiment installation linux media recovery windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO How Is This Man Able To Unlock A Van With His Head? | ExperiMental | Spark
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- experiment spark channel van unlock stunt
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Going all in on Microsft
So I'm trying a little (actually big) experiment. I'm switching over to all Microsoft services and products; Edge, email, music, Office, and apps. Does anyone have any tips or recommendations? Or some good websites that are dedicated to being all in on Microsoft, maybe some aspirin to use as I...- Axel PC
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- app aspirin community edge email experiment integration microsoft migration music office productivity recommendations resources services support tech industry tips user experience windows
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- Forum: General Computing
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Tor Browser Experiment
So just thought I'd share that I'm going to use Tor browser for 30 days on my laptop and phone :nerves: I want to see if I can do all the usual web surfing and use the same services I'd normally use with Firefox of Chrome. And maybe I can post my questions about any problems I might encounter...- Axel PC
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- 30 days chrome community help experiment feedback firefox internet usage laptop online security online services phone privacy recommendations security awareness testing tips tor browser trade offs user experience web browsing
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- Forum: Windows Security
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VIDEO What If You Burn 10 000 Sparklers!
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- experiment fire safety massive sparkler burn sparklers
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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VIDEO Neodymium Magnets Smashing Everything!!
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- experiment magnetism neodymium magnets youtube video
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 10 Anyone attempted to play with the new Game DVR?
Just discovered this and recorded a very boring instance of Spider Solitaire, but at least it works. Not sure how robust it is at this point, nor if it even works on third party games, but I thought it was at least interesting that it was included natively. I thought maybe some real gamers might...- Trouble
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- boring community discussion dvr experiment feedback gameplay gaming native features potential recording robustness solitaire technology third party games user experience windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 If anyone has time to experiment
Windows 10 Technical Preview 9926 1. Enable the local (hidden) administrator's account 2. Password or leave blank, doesn't seem to make a difference. 3. Log Off 4. Log On as Administrator (hidden account) 5. Tell me if your start menu works as expected? Thanks Randy- Trouble
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- administrator experiment feedback hidden account login settings technical preview user account windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Start menu issues
Not sure if this is relevant or helpful at all...I have been working with 10TP for a little over a week and have found this to be problematic for me...I edit the Start Menu Structure a fair bit and when I do this to the 10TP menu, it will from time to time after restart "squish down". I did a...- Christopher Evers
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- experiment feedback issues restart tips troubleshooting user experience windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Reinstalling Win8 to remove clutter - will I be able to reactivate?
I want to reinstall Win 8 so that the many trials I've installed and various other 'experiments' I've tried can be removed (completely!). I want to reinstall Win 8 onto a new SSD drive and add a second hard drive that wasn't part of the original hardware. All other hardware would be the same...- Wait
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- activation clutter experiment hard drive hardware reinstall ssd trial troubleshooting windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO The Exploding Custard Incident - Student Science
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- custard explosion experiment kitchen science student science
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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VIDEO Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison experiment by Zimbardo matches only the breakthrough of the Milgram obedience test. In Milgram's test, humans were led to giving a fake patient a fatal electric shock. The shock wasn't real, so the people involved in the study thought they were doing it. Only around 10-15%...- Mike
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Issues with 'Stop Watching' Alerts in Forum Settings
This may be a problem on my side, but could be a forum bug? In alerts, after opening, I have from time to time decided to "stop watching". I think I have it correct. I tick the box at the bottom "more options" and then untick "watch this thread". This doesn't always seem to work (for me). As...- davehc
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- alert bugs experiment forum notifications threads watching
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- Forum: Feedback Forum
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Windows 7 Video LAN Client
Hi all, Has anyone had any problems with VLCx64 ? As i noticed, on filehippo that VLC Media Player 64-bit is an experimental version of the program. Download VLC Media Player 2.0.5 (64-bit) - FileHippo.com Regards J.Quid- johnny quid
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- 64-bit download experiment filehippo media player problem version video vlc
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- Forum: Windows Software
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The Didja Know Show... In the Lab! Mentos & soda trick!
Link Removed :razz:- whoosh
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- experiment lab demonstration mentos soda experiment popular science
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Challenges in Testing Unified Database Platform for Forum Integration
We had recently been testing some technology in order to form a unified database platform across websites. This would allow us, in theory, to host multiple forum sites, while allowing our members to hold onto the same profile, stats, and information. Unfortunately, these experiments did result...- Mike
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- access database experiment forum members platform technology testing unified
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- Forum: Forum Announcements