PC World

Microsoft Windows hits 40 years old: A visual walk down memory lane

On November 20th, 1985, a then not-so-big company called Microsoft announced that Windows was commercially available. Read the full story of the Microsoft operating system below. Windows 1 to 11: The ...
The Verge

Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent

Copilot’s limitations are ever-present, and it can lead you astray on even the basics. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a reviewer ...

Steam is running on Windows 7 again, thanks to a fan-made backport

Valve ended official support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.x in the Steam client just a year ago, forcing gamers clinging to ...

Microsoft released KB5072537, KB5071416, KB5072543 Windows 11 Setup & Recovery updates0 0

Microsoft released new updates for Windows 11 this past week under KB5072537, KB5071416 and KB5072543 for OS setup and ...

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

A core group of early Microsoft developers and business leaders reunited this week, 40 years after releasing Windows 1.0, ...
Forbes

Microsoft’s New Windows Deadline—Clock Is Already Ticking

The more things change, the more they stay the same. And so it is with Microsoft’s controversial decision to end-of-life Windows 10 despite its hundreds of millions of users. The Oct. 14 deadline has ...
How-To Geek on MSN

5 obscure media player apps for Windows to try this weekend

MPV is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD, among others. The source code is also available on GitHub, so if you ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft to integrate Sysmon directly into Windows 11, Server 2025

Microsoft announced today that it will integrate Sysmon natively into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 next year, making it unnecessary to deploy the standalone Sysinternals tools. "Next year, ...
Bleeping Computer

Nvidia confirms October Windows updates cause gaming issues

Nvidia has confirmed that last month's security updates are causing gaming performance issues on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2 systems. To address these problems, the American technology company ...

Indie devs built the media controls Windows 11 should’ve had years ago

Third-party developers delivered cleaner media controls to Widnows 11 while Microsoft continues to prioritize AI over basic ...
The Verge

As Windows turns 40, Microsoft faces an AI backlash

Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. is a senior editor ...
Windows Central

How to upgrade Windows 10 to 11 using a local account — A step-by-step guide to skipping the Microsoft account requirement

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...