Local Static Edition

Fake Update Screens

A polished local launch page for fake update screens, installers, mobile mockups, and crash simulations.

Press F11 for fullscreen immersion. Some prank pages support keyboard triggers such as Enter for a BSOD.
Windows Timeline

Desktop fake updates in release order

From Windows 98 to Windows 11, arranged by era so the classics and the modern versions feel like one clean timeline.

Windows 98 preview Windows 98 Retro reboot anxiety. Windows XP preview Windows XP Classic office-era suspense. Windows Vista preview Windows Vista Glossy and painfully slow. Windows 7 preview Windows 7 Dependable, familiar, dangerous. Windows 8 preview Windows 8 Flat color, maximum confusion. Windows 10 install preview Windows 10 Setup Setup-style progression with cleaner modern framing. Windows 10 update preview Windows 10 Update The classic spinning-dots waiting game. Windows 11 preview Windows 11 A newer centered install animation with softer motion.
Linux And Others

Modern installs, distro vibes, and extra system flavors

Linux and adjacent screens come after the Windows line, with a cleaner split between classic distro pages and the newer additions.

Ubuntu classic preview Ubuntu Classic Linux installer theater. Ubuntu 24.04 preview Ubuntu 24.04 A fresh purple-orange progress screen styled after newer Ubuntu releases. Rocky Linux preview Rocky Linux A clean enterprise-flavored terminal update loop. Steam OS preview SteamOS Console-flavored install energy. macOS preview macOS Quiet dread with a spinner.
Extras

Crash screens and recovery scenes

Blue screens and kernel panic pages now use the same preview-card layout as the update screens.

Kernel panic preview Kernel Panic A grey macOS panic scene with a frozen system mood. XP blue screen preview XP BSOD Old-school blue screen panic in the Windows XP style. Vista blue screen preview Vista BSOD A Vista-era crash screen with the same full-screen shock. Windows 10 blue screen preview Win10 BSOD Modern blue screen styling with QR-code era vibes.
Mobile Entrances

Phone and tablet update screens

Touch-friendly mobile pages are kept at the bottom so desktop and mobile pranks stay clearly separated.

iOS mobile update preview iOS Mobile Apple-style mobile update screen. Android mobile update preview Android Mobile Green Android update flow for phones. Windows Phone mobile update preview Windows Phone A blue Windows Phone update screen.