What algorithm did Windows XP use to pick your initial user picture?
soheilpro · hn · 2026-09-10
A new Old New Thing post on Microsoft's DevBlogs revisits a classic piece of Windows trivia: the algorithm Windows XP used to assign each new user their initial account picture.
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