Without Microsoft, the world of modern computer technology would not be the same as we know it. Next year, Microsoft turns 50 years old, so it’s worth looking back at the megacorporation’s significant ...

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 ...

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

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 Windows 98 ...

PCMag has covered Microsoft's Windows operating system from its first iteration in 1985 right up to the current, heady days of Windows 11. Before Windows, we used and wrote about its predecessor, ...

Windows 95 officially released to the public on August 24 1995, setting the standard for the future of the tech giant’s iconic operating system. The operating system proved hugely successful, with ...