It’s time to pour something out and revel in some misty eyed nostalgia, because Windows XP is officially on the way out. According to Web statistics company Net Applications, XP finished July with ...

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.

You are not alone if you still use Windows XP, an operating system that came before Windows 7. W3Schools.com's log files report that over 19 percent of all site visitors used Windows XP as their ...

Windows — originally codenamed 'Interface Manager' — was announced by Bill Gates in 1983, but didn't ship until 20 November 1985. Its first incarnation was as a front end for Microsoft's command-line ...

What comes to mind when you look back at the history of Windows? Is it the iconic logos, the ever-changing Start menus, or maybe the introduction of Live Tiles? The story of Microsoft’s flagship ...

When Microsoft stops supporting Windows XP next year, hopefully using Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 isn't your fallback plan. I received an inquiry from a reader asking if Microsoft will continue ...

In the Talkback section of my earlier post on XP versus Vista adoption (Who's choosing XP over Vista?), several commenters pointed to a PC World Techlog post by editor Harry McCracken that they ...

For better or for worse, Windows has defined the modern era of personal computing. Microsoft’s signature OS runs on the vast majority of PCs worldwide, and it has also worked its way into servers, ...