What was Microsoft’s best Windows operating system of all time? If you’re like us, you have…opinions. Even if you’re not the ...

As Microsoft turns 50, let's delve into the evolution of Windows and how the operating system has matured over the years.

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the desktop OS, and others...not so much.

Looking back, not everything with Windows 8 was terrible. Microsoft introduced Fast Startup, a hybrid boot feature designed to reduce the boot time by logging you off while saving essential system ...

Providing ubiquitous desktop software for decades, Microsoft has come in for jibes, mockery and even loathing even as it has ...

Microsoft has become a global behemoth, through chapters that have included Windows, phones, gaming, the cloud and a few tussles with the federal government.

There was nothing particularly exciting about DOS or Microsoft, at least back then. It was pervasive but not iconic. If I'm ...

Normally, you’d run Microsoft’s PC Health Check Tool to see if your computer can handle Windows 11, but that tool is designed for Windows 10 and won’t work in Windows 8.1.

This week's Microsoft news recap is full of interesting stories, from Windows 11 becoming easier to recover and harder to ...

This will affect the legacy Windows Media Player, Silverlight clients, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Microsoft does not specifically mention Windows 8.1 in this list so users still running the OS ...

If you want to play a sound when you shut down, lock, or unlock your Windows 11/10 computer, then this article will show you how to do it. Although Microsoft removed this functionality to improve ...