What is an Easter Egg?
In computer terms, Easter eggs are special codes that are placed by programmers in certain softwares. They are not shown in your manual or any official documents. For example, an Easter egg in Excel could be that when you write a few numbers and click certain places, you get a hidden game.
Below you will find 18 of the best PC Easter Eggs. I will always update the list so check back frequently. Enjoy!
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| Name of Easter Egg | Rating out of 5 |
| 1. Playing Flight Sim in Excel |
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| 2. Screen Saver Surprise in Win98 | 3 / 5 |
| 3. 3D Cube in Excel |
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| 4. Watch a hidden movie clip in Windows 95 | 2.5 / 3 |
| 5. Open Word Docs without installing Word | Hidden Feature |
| 6. So what IS on the Win95/98 CD? | Hidden Feature |
| 7. Free game in Windows 98 | 2 / 5 |
| 8. Word 95/97 Pinball |
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| 9. Access 95/97 fun! | 3.5 / 5 |
| 10. Extra Option on Start Menu |
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| 11. Bill Gates's Horse | 1 / 5 |
| 12. Where did the Start Button Go?? | 2 / 5 |
| 13. IE4 Credits! | 4.5 / 5 |
| 14. A fun one with Access | 4 / 5 |
| 15. PowerPoint Fireworks | 2 / 5 |
| 16.A story in Word | 2.5 / 5 |
| 17. Another fun one with Access | 3 / 5 |
| 18. OK, OK, this really is the last one with Access | 1.5 / 5 |
