{
  "id": 9160163,
  "title": "Was Windows Me the worst version of Windows?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/was-windows-me-the-worst-version-of-windows",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:15:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/video/was-windows-me-really-the-worst-version-of-windows/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Windows Me was never intended to be the successor to Windows 98, and it lasted just a year before being replaced by Windows XP. Notorious for bugs, crashes and slowdowns, did the Millennium Edition of Windows really deserve the hate?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}