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 ...

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 ...

Things were pretty basic back then, but the software did include a suite of early Google apps like Gmail, Maps, Calendar, and YouTube, all of which were integrated into the operating system — a ...

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

Until the release of Windows 95 about a decade later, the operating system was essentially an .exe that took over the screen of DOS. Windows 1.0 was released in November 1985, marking the ...