It's no secret that Microsoft (MSFT) has had a hard time for the last few years. It hasn't gotten any traction against Apple's (AAPL) iPhone with its tepidly received Windows Phone, and that's nothing ...

Microsoft has released a free Windows 10 virtual machine containing Microsoft Edge Legacy and Internet Explorer 11 that you can use for 90 days to test applications or perform other development. Now ...

Microsoft over the weekend relayed some good news for folks running older versions of Windows. It turns out that there will be a way for people still running Windows XP or Windows Vista to upgrade to ...

Windows 11 might be the latest version of Windows, but if you still use Windows 10 and need to "clean install" the operating system, or install or upgrade to it for the first time on an older PC, ...

Want to test out Windows 10 Technical Preview, but don’t want to take a chance it’ll kill your PC? Your best bet is to install it as a virtual machine using ...

It's the Windows 10 Enterprise edition, but it gives you a chance to test-drive the new OS before deciding if you really want to upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

Do you know what’s the single biggest driver in Windows 10 adoption? That it is Free. Truly, completely, 100% free as long as you own a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8 Home or Professional. Do ...

Right now Windows 10 is gearing up to break Internet traffic records. Later today download speeds are expected to top 40 terabytes per second (that’s 40M megabytes per second) as millions of users ...

Those of you running Windows 7 or 8.1 will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 Home or Pro for free come July 25. But exactly which of two new editions will land on your PC? Lance Whitney Contributing ...