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Microsoft Windows after 25 years: A visual history

Windows has come a long way since 1985. Where will it go next?

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10 great free desktop productivity tools that aren't OpenOffice.org

These free and open source applications for Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops put power into the hands of users without taking from their wallets

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News about Windows

Article | 10/02/2012 Microsoft details Windows 8 for ARM devices
Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use ARM chips, outlining in a lengthy blog post diff...
Article | 21/01/2012 Microsoft gives details on mobile broadband improvements in Windows 8
Microsoft has given details on a variety of ways in which the upcoming Windows 8 operating system does a better job than its predecessors at letting u...
Article | 18/01/2012 Microsoft engineers file system for a new era
The upcoming release of Windows Server 8 will feature an entirely new file system, called ReFS, that addresses many of the shortcomings of the aging N...
Article | 14/01/2012 Windows 8 on ARM: You can look but you can't touch
For a touch-based interface it was awfully hard to get hold of. Microsoft's Windows 8 OS was shown on a handful of prototype ARM-based tablets at the ...
Article | 10/01/2012 For Microsoft's last CES keynote, Ballmer hawks Windows 8, Kinect
Microsoft's motion-sensing Kinect technology will be available for Windows PCs in a few weeks and is destined for a lot more than just gaming, CEO Ste...

Tutorials about Windows

Article | 5/02/2011 Prepare your PC for future data disasters
Reformatting and restoring a PC is not fun--in the way spending 2 hours in the dentist's chair is not fun. You have to back up all your data (and pray...
Article | 27/01/2011 Switching to desktop Linux? 6 ways to ease the migration
With all the many compelling reasons for a company to switch to Linux on the desktop, it's no wonder that businesses large and small are increasingly ...
Article | 21/09/2010 Windows 7: 10 Cool Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are wonderful time-savers but many of us are either too accustomed to the mouse or too lazy to get beyond Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
Article | 12/07/2010 How to keep Windows XP SP2 safer after Microsoft stops patching
Maybe you didn't get the memo: Tomorrow marks the end of patches for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Article | 22/04/2010 My screen is sideways
The Windows screen on Viksvet's laptop flipped sideways. The Answer Line forum offered help.

Features about Windows

Article | 14/01/2011 Clean up Windows and your hard drive
If you have a PC, chances are it runs too slowly for your tastes. Over time, your computer slows down due to all the virtual junk that accumulates in ...
Article | 14/01/2011 Windows on verge of dropping below 90% market share
Windows is on the verge of dropping below 90% market share, with smartphones and tablets posing an increasingly serious threat to Microsoft's dominanc...
Article | 12/01/2011 Patch Tuesday defined by the flaws that aren't fixed
Microsoft is easing in to 2011 with a light Patch Tuesday for January. There are only two security bulletins this month, and only one of those two is ...
Article | 12/01/2011 ARM CEO: PC market not our target
Chip design firm ARM grabbed the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week when Microsoft announced that its new Windows OS wo...
Article | 5/01/2011 Asus unveils three tablets and a slate
At CES 2011 today, Asus announced three new Android tablets and a Windows 7 based slate PC. The tablets, all Android-based, go by the moniker "Eee Pad...