On November 20th, 1985, a then not-so-big company called Microsoft announced that Windows was commercially available. Read the full story of the Microsoft operating system below. Windows 1 to 11: The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on October 8 with a new user survey and warning about the ...

Groups around the world are pressing on Microsoft to extend free support. Here’s why so many experts and advocates are raising the alarm. Windows 10 is hardly the first piece of software to lose ...

Mozilla is once again throwing a lifeline to users still running older versions of Windows. The company has announced yet another extension of support for its Firefox 115 Extended Support Release (ESR ...

In a nutshell: Mozilla has announced another support extension for Firefox on older operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and macOS 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, and 10.14 ...

Microsoft says it plans to stop providing updates for Windows 11 SE, the special Windows 11 variant intended to compete with Google’s ChromeOS in schools. The change was announced quietly via this ...

Microsoft's flagship operating system is in limbo as Windows 10 nears its "End of Life" date on October 14, 2025, and the company is using various promotions to convince users to upgrade to Windows 11 ...