You can use the Windows XP interface (as well as other Windows versions) on the Linux distribution Q4OS. Here's how you can ...

Away from desktop Windows, a few readers declared the acquisition of Nokia not necessarily a misstep, but what Microsoft did ...

If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green start button. Every UI design choice since was made by cowards. OK, you might not share my passion for ...

OK, you might not share my passion for the Windows XP taskbar, which is fine (I guess). But maybe you miss the simple grey aesthetic of Windows 2000, or the comforting orb of Vista. Whatever your ...

Covering one company so tenaciously for so long is not common in tech journalism. What keeps me coming back is Microsoft’s constant ability to try new things. I’ve been doing this for so long that ...

back when most people were still using Windows XP or Windows 2000 on their PCs. The note-taking tool was part of the Office suite and later updated and made available free of charge in different ...

The Mac slowly chipped away at Windows' global market share, though Apple still has just 25% of the overall desktop market.

If you've got slow internet or just can't be bothered to re-download everything, it is a huge time-saver doing it this way.

In 1975, a few nerds formed a company to sell programming tools to other nerds. So how did Microsoft go on to become a ...