Despite Windows XP’s promises of improved stability and a generally more useful interface, not even Madonna can make it the right choice for many computer users. Hyped as the most significant new ...

It was a massive generational leap, one Windows users haven't seen since.

If you remember when Windows 95 launched then you'll probably struggle to think of a product that has been that extensively publicized in one big push since. In the UK Microsoft paid huge sums of ...

Goofy aesthetic aside, Windows XP is remembered for being a fast, stable, and user-friendly OS. People held onto their Windows XP installations as long as they could, and even today there are some ...

Windows XP’s retail release was October 25, 2001, ten years ago today. Though no longer readily available to buy, it continues to cast a long shadow over the PC industry: even now, a slim majority of ...

Martin Gilliland, vice president of go to market strategies at Frost & Sullivan, said Windows 3.0's focus on offering a user-friendly interface brought Microsoft founder Bill Gates' vision of a "PC on ...

20 years ago today, Microsoft launched Windows 95, with help from the Rolling Stones "Start me Up." The song choice was prophetic. For better or worse, the launch of Windows 95 was the beginning of a ...

Nothing short of a mechanism that would automatically upgrade them to a more recent version of Windows for free without need for user intervention would be enough, and in the case of those who are ...

The venerable Intel 486 was released in 1989 as the successor to the extremely popular Intel 386. It was the minimum recommended processor for Windows 98. (Surprisingly, the Windows 95 minimum was a ...

The majority of teenagers alive today weren’t alive in the 90s, meaning the oldest version of Windows they’re likely to be familiar with is Windows XP. If that tidbit makes you feel old, you might not ...

Waycam Technologies, a Lincolnshire-based security specialist, has launched a set of data recovery tools that protect PCs from accidental or malicious data loss by creating a "protected area" on the ...

I gotta say, the screens really are serene. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A recent video from retro tech YouTuber Clint "LGR" ...