Running atop of DOS, a trait that would continue for several revisions, 1985’s Windows 1.01 had the incredibly ...

We look back at four decades of Microsoft Windows, from its origins and high points to versions we’d rather Ctrl-Alt-Forget ...

Time to flip open those Microsoft Windows history books, because this might be one of the only mentions of "OS/2" on this ...

Windows went on sale 40 years ago. Here's the whole history of the operating system, from Windows 1 to 11 and everything in between.

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common ...

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface ...

Thirty years ago, Microsoft gave to the world the first version of what would become the most popular operating system in the world. Windows 1.0 was released on November 20, 1985, and while the ...

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Windows through the ages: the history of the world's most popular OS Microsoft recently announced plans to strip the Windows interface to its basics -- flattening surfaces, removing reflections, and ...

Microsoft is running a retro-styled advertising campaign tied into the new third season of Netflix's "Stranger Things" TV series, which is set in 1985. It promotes fake nostalgia for a romanticized ...