Clean installs used to fix everything. On modern machines, they often do the opposite.

Windows Launcher for Android recreates the old-school Windows XP look and feel for free, while being compatible with most modern Android devices.

Despite faster CPUs, RAM and storage, today’s Windows experience doesn’t feel noticeably different from back in the 2000s when XP and later Windows 7 ruled the roost. To quantify this feeling, ...

Ease yourself into Linux with a Windows-like desktop.

When “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” becomes a Linux desktop environment.

ReactOS, which many refer to as the "open source version of Windows" has reached its 30th birthday. Development on the free ...

Raymond Chen recently shared another interesting tidbit about the inner workings of Windows 95. The original 32-bit consumer operating system had a "secret" fast-restart feature, which ...

Windows 11’s market share is not increasing, and that’s concerning because Windows 10’s extended support ends in eight months.

Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a reliable fallback for users for over two decades.

Basically it’s an operating system that uses a Linux kernel, the WINE compatibility layer for Windows applications, and the ReactOS userland, plus a few other odds and ends to let you run Win32 apps.

Privacy and security concerns are becoming more commonplace as data sharing becomes more commonplace. Here's how to lock down ...

Seagate's LaCie Rugged SSD4 (starts at $179.99 for 1TB; $619.99 for 4TB as tested) external SSD looks a lot like many of the ...