Windows XP’s day of reckoning is finally here -- it will no longer receive security updates after Tuesday -- which means users should upgrade their computers to a more recent operating system or ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

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 ...

[Update 2-Jan 8:35AM PST: The original version of this article was based on numbers published on January 1 by NetMarketShare. On January 2, NetMarketShare published revised numbers. The text and chart ...

Is it finally out with the old (Windows XP) and in with the new(er) Windows 7 — especially with Windows 8 on the way? Many of you have said "no" in the past year, but new figures show that XPiration ...

Windows: Many people have kept their old Windows XP computers running because they have software on the systems that can't be reinstalled. VirtualXP lets you migrate an existing Windows XP ...

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 ...

On the eve of Microsoft’s BUILD developer conference, Statcounter has published a snapshot of the challenge that Microsoft faces to get its users to adopt its current and future products over its ...

Change: It’s inevitable in and of itself, and it’s inevitable that some people don’t like it. Ars Technica cites a report from Net Market Share contending that Microsoft’s almost-13-year-old operating ...

Microsoft's latest operating system brings a handful of new features and improvements to the Windows platform. Here's how to get it. Dan Graziano is an associate editor for CNET. His work has appeared ...

As of yesterday, April 8, Windows XP will no longer receive security updates -- which means users should upgrade their computers to a more recent operating system or purchase a new machine. Not all ...