On November 20, 1985, Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0, a then new operating system. Development took two years after the Windows announcement in 1983, leading skeptics to call it “vaporware.” See EDN‘s ...

In 1975, Gates and Allen formed a partnership called Microsoft ... Described as an operating system that “Works Better & Plays Better, ‘Windows 98’ offered support for a number of new ...

While it didn’t include Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, later versions did. Windows 95 also introduced the concept of “plug and play.” Just install the new hardware, and it works!

Here’s how it works. Today is Windows 1.0's ... From 20 November 1985, here's the first Windows boot screen featuring the old Microsoft logo preceding the operating system that began to change ...

It’s not a stretch to say that Microsoft’s Windows is one of the most ubiquitous and well-known pieces of software the world has ever seen. At one point or another you’ve almost certainly ...

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the desktop OS, and others...not so much. PC hardware is nice, but it’s ...