After nearly four decades, an ancient secret buried deep in Windows 1.0 has been discovered by an intrepid digital archeologist. It’s a simple Easter egg, but one which was most likely impossible to ...

In 2018, Microsoft open-sourced the original and first GUI-based Windows File Manager which debuted in Windows 3.0. The program, which is maintained on GitHub by Microsoft, is now available to ...

Microsoft “re-released” Windows 1.0 this week as part of a partnership with that Stranger Things show I have yet to binge on Netflix. While it’s free for you to download and play with—on Windows, of ...

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

Microsoft's Twitter account adopted a Bill and Ted persona yesterday to announce Windows 1.0 from 1985. The company hasn't explained what it's planning but told a fan to "just take a chill pill and ...

What just happened? Almost four decades on, a hidden feature of Windows 1.0 has been found for the first time. It's an Easter egg saying "congrats!" that contains the names of the original Windows ...