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, ...

Microsoft will today (April 8) end support for its Windows XP operating system after a 13-year lifecycle. The move means that technical support and security patches will no longer be issued for the ...

Consumers may be buying into Windows XP on new PCs, but many corporate users are still putting off plans to migrate to Microsoft Corp.’s nearly one-year-old desktop operating system. Even last week’s ...

Do you have a favorite Windows? It’s not something most folks think about unless you’ve experienced the rollercoaster Microsoft has put many PC fans through over the years. There’s a lot of nostalgia ...

Although Microsoft Corp. will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines loaded with the new OS as of Monday, which ...

Microsoft released a number of free entertainment enhancements to its Windows XP operating system Thursday, as the software maker continues to advance its digital media strategy. Dubbed Windows Media ...

WASHINGTON--Lawmakers, trustbusters and competitors are turning up the heat on Microsoft, indicating they could seek to delay the company's Windows XP operating system, due to ship in October. On ...

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 ...

Windows is probably the most consequential software ever created. It for nearly four decades, it has run the computers that we use to learn, create, defend our country, heal the sick, and look at ...

When Windows XP launched on August 24, 2001, the official system requirements included a computer with a Pentium processor of at least 233MHz, 64MB of working memory, and 1.5 GB of storage space. Now, ...