TIL that Windows 9x's "found new hardware" process has a hardcoded artificial delay of EIGHT seconds.

[dosnostalgic@mastodon.social]

TIL that Windows 9x's "found new hardware" process has a hardcoded artificial delay of EIGHT seconds. It waits 3 seconds before displaying the device name and type it got from the driver, and then another 5 seconds before proceeding. I want hours of my life back.
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