Task View arrived with Windows 10 in 2015, providing an alternative to cramming all of your open windows into the space afforded by your screen. By clicking the Task View button on the Windows taskbar ...

F or a long time, Mac and Windows have had a clear divide between them. Mac tends to be thought of as more aesthetic and ...

I spend hours a day on my laptop, and an eye-catching wallpaper on my desktop helps me stay motivated and inspired. Instead ...

Three CEOs, a talk show format, and protesters made Microsoft’s 50th anniversary memorable.

On Windows 11, you can change the visibility of the desktop icons. You can hide them all or each one individually for a clean desktop without clutter. Or you can show as many as you want for quick ...

Windows 7? Universally loved. Windows XP? Same. But Windows 8 and Windows Vista? Not so much. Ultimately, Microsoft tried to chase a growing trend by adapting its PC OS to the smartphone era.

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 ...

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the ...

I grew up using Windows 98, and onwards, it was what I gamed on, what I studied on, what I made lifelong friends on—you name it. 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, and finally we're here at Windows ...

On Windows 11, you can use the "Open-Shell-Menu" utility to bring back the classic Start menu.I'm not a fan of using third-party tools to tweak the behavior of the operating system, but this app ...

We'd argue that many users who were content with XP but frustrated by Windows Vista would take issue with that last point. "Microsoft wanted Longhorn to reimagine what Windows could be," Plummer said.

The famous Windows XP wallpaper, "Bliss," captured in 1996, looks drastically different today—here’s how the iconic landscape has changed over time. Windows XP’s ‘Bliss’ wallpaper, captured in 1996, ...