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Forget Windows 11. These mad lads made Linux look like Windows XP!
You can use the Windows XP interface (as well as other Windows versions) on the Linux distribution Q4OS. Here's how you can ...
How to stay on Windows 10 instead of installing Linux
Ever since XP, there have been ever more different editions of Windows. Aside from the 32-bit and 64-bit versions, at launch, ...
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Every Microsoft Windows operating system, ranked
To some, Windows XP’s Start menu — a straightforward list of apps and functions — still remains the best ever. Ditto for the background wallpaper, Bliss. XP didn’t add that much ...
Lucky for EU, users there can run Windows 11 on their iPads.
That’s because DMA rules let iPad owners access alternative app stores like AltStore Classic. That opens the door to iPadOS ...
This Windows 11 update makes Start Menu much more desirable and usable again
These changes are coming to the latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds in the Dev and Beta channels, with build numbers ...
There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs
The app spits out benchmarking scores for five things: single-core CPU performance, multi-core CPU performance, 2D graphics performance using GDI, 3D graphics performance using OpenGL, and disk speed ...
I hope these 3 long-lost Microsoft Windows 8 features stay gone forever
Adding to the frustration of Windows 8 was the Charms bar, a hidden menu that always seemed to appear when you needed it the ...
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A Visual History: Microsoft Windows Over the Decades
Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the ...
Speed up your Windows 11 PC: 12 must-do tweaks and tips
Are you getting used to Windows 11 but wish it was a bit faster? Do you feel like your computer has become slower or starts ...
I've been covering Microsoft, DOS, and Windows since the 1980s, and Microsoft turning 50 is more important than you think
When I returned to PCMag in 2000, Apple was just starting to claw its way back to relevance, and Microsoft was ubiquitous.
Why I’ve covered Microsoft for 25 years
Covering one company so tenaciously for so long is not common in tech journalism. What keeps me coming back is Microsoft’s constant ability to try new things. I’ve been doing this for so long that ...