PC makers that choose to ship Windows XP with icons on the desktop will have to include at least three Microsoft-mandated icons, the company said. News of the requirement that PC makers include an MSN ...

Microsoft has shipped a security advisory with an urgent message for Windows XP users: Update your Flash Player immediately. The Adobe Flash Player 6 that ships by default in Windows XP is vulnerable ...

Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner. The software, which will be built into ...

If you're feeling nostalgic about Windows XP, you can now run an emulation of it in your web browser. The project was made by a Redditor who wants to help people "bring back some memories." Accessing ...

Running two operating systems on one computer broadens your company's options when it comes to which software it can use. In Windows 7, Microsoft included a feature called Windows XP Mode that enabled ...

Microsoft will rename a product it was ordered by the European Commission to offer--a version of Windows with its media player removed. The product, which Microsoft had wanted to be called Windows XP ...