John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows is one of the most widely used pieces of software in history. Introduced in November 1985 ...

The sound, vision and feel of Windows 11 bring together a bit of history, a focus on cutting edge technology and a more prosaic human touch, according to one of the lead designers of the newly ...

The Windows Start Menu has undergone numerous redesigns over the years, with some incarnations having proven more popular than others. The current Start Menu design roots back to Windows 11's launch ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s Windows 11 preview has been available for a couple of weeks now, but I ...

Microsoft's Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 might have an ironically uncreative name, but the upgrade itself is flush with artistic potential and useful features. It will give users a timeline to ...

In November, details emerged of Microsoft's plans to refresh its design language as part of the upcoming Windows 10 Redstone 3 update. Over the last few months, we've learned more about those plans; ...

There’s an old adage about Microsoft Windows: the good versions skip a generation. Windows Vista was bad, Windows 7 was good and Windows 8 was bad again, so it’s not much of a spoiler to say that ...

This fall, a billion PC users will wake up to a new desktop–Windows 8. Could it signal a design revolution at Microsoft? A pair of leggy, lipsticked models stop short outside a casting call at Milk ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. The company’s design leaders — Friedman with Office, Albert Shum on the Windows ...