Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks to IT professionals about Windows 7 on Oct. 21 at the company's New Efficiency event in Toronto. ((Microsoft)) Microsoft launched MS-DOS, its first operating system ...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will sell the standard home-user version of its new Windows 7 operating system for 8 percent less than the comparable version of its Vista system, as the global ...

Windows XP has been called "the operating systems that won't die" - and with good reason. Eight and a half years after its release, XP still powers 80 percent of all Windows-based enterprise PCs, ...

Microsoft's mighty servers were overwhelmed as computer users worldwide rushed to download a free test version of a Windows 7 operating system being groomed to succeed Vista. A virtual queue formed on ...

Computers are a significant investment, especially for those on fixed incomes. Fortunately, with proper care and maintenance, older computers can remain secure and functional for years. Let's address ...

Were you a good operating system? No, Windows 7, you were the best. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Looking back, I can't decide ...

Windows 7 is already a big hit for Microsoft, according to market-share tracker Net Applications, which shows it rising past all the extant versions of Linux and Windows except Vista and XP and into ...

The end is nigh. The end of support for Windows XP, that is. On April 8, Microsoft will officially end technical support for its Windows XP operating system. To be clear, computers running XP will ...