We are so close to no longer needing to worry about which Windows edition we buy, but there are still three non-business ...

Building a Network-Attached Storage server is one of the most common ways to repurpose old computing systems, and ...

Microsoft’s vision for Windows in 2030 includes a “voice-first” interaction mode that shifts away from the traditional keyboard and mouse, making them feel “alien.” Under the hood, that means handing ...

But you don’t need to run Windows on a Mac to reap the rewards of virtualization and run multiple operating systems, because Parallels Workstation 2.2 &#151 which is currently available in beta &#151 ...

How to Remove a Second Operating System from a PC. A dual boot, or multi-boot, system consists of two or more operating systems loaded on the same or different hard disks.

INTRO Operating systems, or OS'es for short, are just programs. But, special privileges on the hardware let them run and manage other programs.

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Windows 95, the operating system that revolutionized personal computing and introduced ...

Four Ways in Which an Operating System Controls the Hardware of a Computer. Everything you do on your computer is the direct result of hardware and software working together. The hardware provides ...

A capital letter, a colon, and an arrow. That's all you saw when you fired up the first PC's operating system, DOS 1.0. From those humble beginnings, comes the explosion of colors and sound ...

In 1996, Microsoft celebrated the one-year anniversary of Windows 95’s release with the claim that it had shipped 40 million ...

We conduct a séance of sorts to call forth the souls of operating systems past—not so we can gaze upon their ghastly interfaces, but to learn from their tragic demises. What happened to OS/2 ...