The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...

It is important to note that Windows was created with a single-user, single-mouse-pointer interface in mind. Introducing multiple cursors for a single user could lead to a confusing and challenging ...

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...

Although support for Windows 10 will not end in October 2025 after all, Microsoft’s additional grace period extends its life by only one year. This means that many users will soon not only have to say ...

When you buy a Windows PC, one thing is certain. No matter how fast its processor, or how much RAM it has, if you use it regularly for six months, you will notice the diminished speed with which ...

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface Manager." The title was ...

Depending on how you count them, there have been 15 major versions of Windows, with Microsoft's inconsistent naming scheme resulting in the current version of Windows being Windows 11—go figure. A lot ...

We all know that some perfectly good Windows 10 PCs can't be upgraded to Windows 11. Did you know, however, that Canalys Insights last year estimated that 240 million Windows 10 PCs are doomed to the ...