In the latest setback for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Dell plans to continue offering the older Windows XP on business systems until 2010, InformationWeek has learned. Dell will ...

Windows 11 still can't live without these XP-era tools.

Today, we look back on Windows XP with rose-tinted glasses and a half-wish that Windows 11 could be that great. But we've forgotten that Windows XP didn't launch in its final state. Far from ...

I know Windows XP is about to expire and that I have to upgrade my business computers, but I hate Windows 8. I also have an older custom program and the company that wrote it is out of business. What ...

Windows 95, which debuted in 1995, was a landmark OS that suddenly made personal computers a familiar presence. Basic ...

Windows XP had a hidden compatibility database that spotted broken apps, and used shims like VersionLie and EmulateHeap to ...

Welcome to Accidental IT, a series of technical how-tos for people whose job descriptions don't necessarily include tech support but who often find themselves doing just that for their co-workers.

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Microsoft officially ended support for Windows XP last April after months of warnings and upgrade offers. The dated OS is now vulnerable to security exploits and doesn’t receive any official updates ...

Except for whatever copies of Windows are still on store shelves or installed on computers sitting on store shelves, you can no longer buy Windows XP after today. But you can still get XP for new ...

Microsoft is testing a Windows XP-style taskbar feature in Windows 11, along with new Android phone controls. Here's what ...

Windows went on sale 40 years ago. Here's the whole history of the operating system, from Windows 1 to 11 and everything in between. On November 20th, 1985, a then not-so-big company called Microsoft ...