An operating system is a collection (or suite) of programs that manages and controls the computer. Operating systems have many functions: A user interface is a program, or suite of programs that ...

Microsoft is making big changes to how third-party antivirus works under the hood as part of a "Windows Resiliency Initiative ...

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 ...

A customized Windows 8 start screen. (Click for larger view.) Posting from Anaheim: Microsoft isn’t kidding when it says Windows 8 will be the biggest overhaul of its flagship operating system ...

Windows 10 is Microsoft's first major operating system upgrade since Windows 8 was introduced in 2012. Windows runs on more than 91% of the world's computers, according to NetMarketShare .

Yes, the System 32 folder is required for almost all basic functions of Windows Operating Systems, including opening files, running applications, booting windows, etc. What is DLL? DLL stands for ...

It took Microsoft a long time to integrate virtual desktop functions into its operating system. While virtual desktops had been established under Linux and macOS for years, they only made their ...

Two newly discovered vulnerabilities have been found to impact an Internet Explorer-specific Event Log present on operating systems prior to Windows 11.

The next year and a half may signal whether it belongs in the column headed “successful Windows operating systems” or the one for those that didn’t pass muster. By October 2025, Windows 11 ...

In honor of Microsoft's 50th anniversary, we've ranked the best Windows consumer operating systems Microsoft has ever shipped, in order from worst to best.