AI-assisted driver adds Thunderbolt 4 support to Windows 98 SE

First reported by Tom's Hardware at · Updated · 2 sources

The driver also supports USB4 and older Windows releases, including Me, XP, Vista and 7. Tom’s Hardware describes the support as experimental. According to TechSpot, developer Yeo Kheng Meng commissioned AI to create the driver, which enables generic USB 3.x, USB4 and Thunderbolt 3/4 host controllers to work on these systems.

  • TechSpot also lists Windows 2000 among the supported operating systems.

Covered by 2 publishers within 5 hours of the first report.

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Tom's Hardware Windows 98 SE users get a Thunderbolt 4 driver, thanks to AI assistance · Mark Tyson
TechSpot AI-assisted vibe coding brings Thunderbolt 4 support to Windows 98 SE · Shawn Knight