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Fortunately, Microsoft has now begun rolling out a new emergency fix to address the issue, reports Engadget. It should be noted that the emergency fix also resolves an issue that prevented users from ...

A Hytale modder has already managed to run Windows 95 and Minecraft inside the game, showing how powerful its modding tools are.

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