r/windows is a subreddit with 381k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses windows, annoying, tools, looking for, and app, and they frequently recommend/review browser, pdf viewer, and youtube downloader.
This is not a tech support subreddit, use r/WindowsHelp or r/TechSupport to get help with your PC.
Welcome to the largest unofficial community for Microsoft Windows, the world's most popular desktop computer operating system!
Popular Themes in r/windows
#1
Solution Requests
: "DISMTools 0.8.1 - Now available"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Simple questions and Help thread - Month of September"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/windows
#1
Windows
86 posts
#2
Annoying
50 posts
#3
Tools
23 posts
#4
Looking For
16 posts
#5
App
9 posts
#6
Windows 11
7 posts
#7
Windows File Explorer
4 posts
#8
Any Sites
3 posts
#9
Updates
3 posts
#10
Worst
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/windows
Browser
34 reviews
#1
Microsoft
4.2★ from 9 reviews
#2
Mozilla
4.1★ from 7 reviews
#3
Google
4.0★ from 6 reviews
Pdf Viewer
28 reviews
#1
Sumatra PDF
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
PDF-XChange
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Drawboard PDF
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Youtube Downloader
17 reviews
#1
youtube-dl
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
JDownloader
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
4K Video Downloader
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/windows
#1
Discussion
: "Which Windows logo do you like?"
37 posts
#2
News
: "On this day in 2000, Microsoft officially released Windows ME"
9 posts
#3
Concept / Design
: "A friend of mine does stained glass and I commissioned this from her."
9 posts
#4
App
: "Windows Clock App no longer has a...clock"
9 posts
#5
Humor
: "Got bored, installed Windows 3.0 on a UEFI class 3 ASUS Expertbook on bare metal"
7 posts
#6
Feature
: "Windows 8 was actually intended to ship with Areo Glass effects."
6 posts
#7
Meta
: "Newsweek Magazine Aug 21 1995"
3 posts
#8
Solved
: "How I solved the error "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one." during my Windows installation"
2 posts
#9
Suggestion for Microsoft
: "Was windows 8 good or not?"
1 post
#10
Help
: "Simple questions and Help thread - Month of September"
1 post
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Yearly
+34k members(9.8%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026