For years, it’s been fashionable to complain that Windows comes in too many versions, resulting in unneccesary complexity and confusion. Here’s a 2003 Cnet story by Joe Wilcox which reports on ...

Following are the client versions of Windows 8 and 8.1. When upgrading to Windows 8 from an existing Windows operating system via download, Windows 8 retains the same word size. For example, a 32-bit ...

Microsoft has announced that there will be just three simplified versions of Windows 8, and also confirmed what is to be happening with devices running ARM processors. Windows 8, currently in ...

Microsoft will make at least four different versions of Windows 8 for devices with ARM processors, but you won’t be running older Windows apps on any of them, according to an Intel executive. Renee ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- On Friday, Microsoft Corp. will release a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to make desktop and laptop computers work more like tablets. There will be several ...

A top-level Intel exec confirms that Microsoft will make a traditional edition of its Windows OS for Intel-based PCs and different versions for ARM-based mobile devices. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

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 ...

If your IT department is scrambling to ditch Windows XP before support for the operating system ends next April, the odds are very good that you’ll soon be running Windows 7—and not Windows 8.1, which ...

Curious users, developers, and early adopters can now get a closer look at Windows 8, Microsoft's upcoming operating system. At an event today in Barcelona, Microsoft Windows Division President Steven ...

NEW YORK -- On Friday, Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to bring the desktop and laptop experience to tablet computers. There are several ways to ...