Five desktop apps have survived the chopping block from the release of Windows 1.0 in 1985 to the present day. What better ...

In honor of Microsoft's 50th anniversary, we've ranked the best Windows consumer operating systems Microsoft has ever shipped ...

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project was initially called "Interface Manager." This name reflected its primary purpose as a graphical interface manager ...

The original version of Microsoft Windows, which was introduced in 1985. Windows 1.0 was a DOS application that provided a crude windowing environment. Its "MS-DOS Executive" was the launching pad ...

Celebrate Microsoft's 50th anniversary by exploring its journey from pioneering personal computing to leading innovations in ...