Microsoft's Windows XP remains the most-used operating system in the world, new figures suggest. Stats from NetApplications reveal that the decade-old software saw a small resurgence in January, ...

The ReactOS project, which is developing a Windows XP-compatible operating system, is celebrating its 30th birthday.

Microsoft will end support for the persistently popular Windows XP on Tuesday, and with an estimated 30 percent of businesses and consumers still using the 12-year-old operating system, the move could ...

Microsoft Corp. Thursday will officially launch its long-awaited successor to Windows 98, a new operating system called Windows XP. The most attractive feature for consumers, reviewers say, is its ...

It’s not exactly Y2K, but Windows XP users have a huge computer decision to make today: Stay with the system they love (and know) and face a greater risk of security attacks or upgrade their operating ...

Windows 7 has overtaken Windows XP as the world's most-used operating system. StatCounter's latest figures confirm that Microsoft's most recent OS is being used by 40.21% of global PC owners, while ...

Microsoft plans to retool the operating system so that two people can run programs on the same machine, a key step in transforming the PC into a home entertainment center. Michael Kanellos is editor ...

Is your older computer a ticking time bomb? A new article in PC Pro warns that computers running Windows XP are about to become exactly that, with the operating system’s 2014 support deadline likely ...

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — In his keynote address yesterday at Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference, Bill Gates, the company’s chairman and chief software architect, announced the ...

Microsoft is weighing how much support it will offer in its upcoming operating system for MP3s, a popular music format that competes with the company's own Windows Media technology. Department Editor ...