Microsoft designed a masterpiece right when the PC world needed it most. In the age of AI and dark patterns, it‘s grown only ...

A former Microsoft executive shared images of the first ever copy of Windows 95, fresh out of the production line. The legacy operating system was released to manufacturing 28 years ago this month.

With Windows 8, Microsoft is widening the range of supported hardware even more: it will be the first version of desktop Windows to support ARM processors, which are widely used in mobile devices ...

Do you remember Windows 1.0? Chances are, your answer is “no.” When Microsoft released the very first version of Windows 25 years ago, on Nov. 20, 1985, it was late to the game and little used.

From Windows to "Back to the Future" to the ozone hole, here's what made a cultural impact in 1985. ... It was the first single to be certified multi-platinum.

Next week, Microsoft will release the first public beta of Windows 8. It will be the biggest change to how Windows looks and feels since the product was invented in 1985. But don't take our word ...

First, however, it's important to note what Windows 7 isn't. Windows 7 will not contain anything like the kind of far-reaching architectural modifications that Microsoft made with Windows Vista.

The 30-second ad is titled "Good News - Windows 7 Commercial" and features select quotes about the operating system from Gizmodo, Maximum PC, ZDNet, and CNet, among images of a pig, a unicorn, a ...

In the early days of Windows computers, permanently installed data carriers, i.e. hard disks or SSDs, were not common. Instead, floppy discs were used as the primary storage medium, in 5.25-inch ...