Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows (and MS Office) that served as a ...

Warning for Windows XP users: The end is near. No, that doesn't mean computers using the 12-year-old operating system suddenly will crash and spread calamity throughout the Internet. But considering ...

Discussions between AOL Time Warner and Microsoft over whether AOL's online service software would be bundled with Windows XP collapsed Saturday. During a phone call, Microsoft Windows group Vice ...

Microsoft on Tuesday gave an official name to an upcoming version of Windows XP that aims to make the PC a permanent part of the home entertainment center. Originally code-named Freestyle, this ...

Microsoft is working on two thin client versions of Windows XP to offer a lower-cost operating system alternative for users of server-centric computing, people familiar with the company’s plans said.

Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday. Computer makers that “downgrade” machines from Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate to ...

Microsoft Corp. will phase out Windows XP as an installation option for brand-name computer makers faster than it has any other operating system, but an analyst today said it probably wasn’t a ...

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In a recent interview, Gavriella Schuster, senior director for Windows Product Management, said the explosion of mobile computing has created security, compliance and productivity needs that XP simply ...

Microsoft is prepping Windows XP Crocs, dubbed the '50th Anniversary Exclusive' It'll be the first version of Windows to take this step, if true The Crocs come with six Jibbitz and a carrying tote Yes ...

Despite faster CPUs, RAM and storage, today’s Windows experience doesn’t feel noticeably different from back in the 2000s ...

The vendor is developing the Windows XP-based thin clients, code-named Eiger and Monch, to make it easier for system builders and partners to deploy pre-packaged thin-client solutions instead of ...