Now’s a good time to revisit our look at an operating system that helped shape personal computing over the years. Two years ago today, when Windows 1.0 celebrated its 25th birthday, we didn’t ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of arguably the single most important release in the history of the personal computer – Windows 1.0 ... a 16-bit graphical operating system that could run ...

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 ...

Over the years, we’ve used tons of different operating systems that have allowed us to get work done in a more efficient manner. But not every operating system ... of the GUI. Windows 1.0 ...

When you think about the history of Windows, what comes to mind? Iconic logos? Changing Start menus? The introduction of Live Tiles? The history of Microsoft’s flagship operating system (OS ...

PCMag has covered Microsoft's Windows operating system from its first iteration ... Rotating the mouse wheel spun the stack of windows, Rolodex-style. Vista's live icons provided a preview of ...

Don’t be surprised if I say that 9 out of 10 computers run some version of the Windows operating system, today. However, no one could have predicted this outcome when the whole journey started ...

What’s the most important operating system you’ll write applications for? Ain’t Windows, or the Macintosh, or Linux. It’s Homo Sapiens Version 1.0. It shipped about a hundred thousand ...