An operating system is the essential software that's needed to run your computer's suite of software. Everything from video ...

Why it's a problem roughly 11% of the computers in the world are running this obsolete operating system. Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, ...

Users of Microsoft legacy versions of the windows operating systems like windows 7, 8 and 8.1 have been given a heads-up about the recent move by Microsoft to end support for the operating systems’ ...

Computers are a significant investment, especially for those on fixed incomes. Fortunately, with proper care and maintenance, older computers can remain secure and functional for years. Let's address ...

Microsoft launched its new Windows 7 operating system in India Thursday, but customers who want to buy off-the-shelf packages of the operating system at a retail store will have to wait longer.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will sell the standard home-user version of its new Windows 7 operating system for 8 percent less than the comparable version of its Vista system, as the global ...

What was Microsoft’s best Windows operating system of all time? If you’re like us, you have…opinions. Even if you’re not the type to parse through all of the little details that separated Windows 98 ...

An operating system is the foundation of any computing system, controlling the input and output of data and ensuring that different programs and devices work together effectively. Examples of ...

The FSF lists Windows 7 'treacherous computing' practices toward users, such as taking away privacy and strong-arming users into unwanted upgrades The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Wednesday ...

A virtual machine (VM) is an operating system that’s emulated within another operating system. You could run Windows within a MacBook as a virtual machine, or even Windows within Windows. Because of ...