W The main reason most users are still on Windows XP and Windows 7 is app compatibility. Many older apps, primarily those developed during the early days, are not compatible with newer OS iterations.

From Windows Messenger and Outlook Express to MSN, Windows XP used to support a long list of interesting applications. While all these apps were great in their own way, I spent most of my time on my ...

Early sales of Windows XP have exceeded those of some previous Microsoft Corp. desktop operating systems, boosting PC-related industries, the company said Thursday, citing independent research figures ...

In the year 2000, Microsoft was not having a good time of it. In April of that year, the US courts ruled for the Department of Justice that Microsoft was abusing its power in the PC industry by ...

In a nutshell: Legacy operating systems like Windows XP can present a major threat to user safety if connected to the internet without any security software. A YouTube channel demonstrated as much in ...

Return with me to the Glory Days of Windows XP, which apparently some people, somehow, are still using even though support for it ended in...2014. I don’t know whether to be amazed or horrified at how ...

Task Manager creator says it's about time Microsoft creates a special version of Windows 11 without new features, AI and bloat.

Back in 1999, Microsoft sent yours truly a free copy of Windows ME. I installed it, played with it for a week -- then uninstalled it and went to Windows 2000 Beta, which I liked a whole lot more. Why ...

PC users who want to relive the nostalgia of an older Windows interface can download the free Linux distribution Q4OS and install the XPQ4 G UI. The GUI makes it possible to activate different ...

Do you have a favorite Windows? It’s not something most folks think about unless you’ve experienced the rollercoaster Microsoft has put many PC fans through over the years. There’s a lot of nostalgia ...

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 type to parse through all of the little details that separated Windows 98 ...

Dave Plummer, who developed several crucial Windows components while working at Microsoft, recently suggested that the ...