You are not alone if you still use Windows XP, an operating system that came before Windows 7. W3Schools.com's log files report that over 19 percent of all site visitors used Windows XP as their ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

When Windows 10 went out of support last month, roughly ten years after release, many were confused about whether to upgrade or keep running their existing iteration. Experts who recommended upgrading ...

Over the past few days -- since word of Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC went public-- Microsoft has provided so far only the barest of details about its planned Virtual XP Mode functionality ...

With the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little gift called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP. I call it a gift since to ...

XP Mode is free for users of Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise and Ultimate. Users of 64-bit Vista, 64-bit Windows 7 Home versions and 64-bit Windows 8 may employ VMware, Virtual PC (free) or any other ...

Windows 7 has overtaken Windows XP as the world's most popular desktop operating system, marking the end of the venerable OS' reign over the PC world. Windows 7's market share stands at 42.76 percent ...

Windows 7 has been around for almost a year and a half, and it has emerged as a popular, successful OS. It has more than doubled the market share of its predecessor, Windows Vista, yet is still less ...

Windows XP's most beloved factors are also driving Windows 7 to long-lasting stardom, even for Windows 8 adopters We love Windows 7: That’s the message loud and clear from people this week at the ...

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

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 ...

One week after it first hit, researchers are getting a better handle on how the WannaCry ransomware spread so quickly — and judging from the early figures, the story seems to be almost entirely about ...