Windows XP launched on October 25, 2001, during a golden age at Microsoft when the company was achieving its highest revenues yet, dominated the PC market, and had taken a strong lead over ...

Microsoft created a secret Windows XP theme back in 2000 that looked a lot like Apple’s Aqua theme. It was used to create the initial theme engine for XP, before its release in 2001.

Bad news for those still planning to cling to their legacy Windows XP systems after the operating system's official "death" on April 8, 2014: While the OS will certainly work come April 9, you're ...

The destination it has in mind is Windows XP, the long-awaited fusion of its home and professional operating systems. While Windows 95, 98 and Millennium Edition have worked with most hardware and ...

Microsoft remains committed to killing off Windows 10 come October, but the situation isn't quite as black and white as it ...

Microsoft officially ended support of the twelve-and-a-half-year-old Windows XP operating system a few weeks ago. Except it apparently didn't, because the company has included Windows XP in its ...

Some twelve-and-a-half years after Windows XP first went on sale, Microsoft is turning off support for the operating system. From 8 April there'll be no further free updates or security patches.

This will run the program in Windows XP Compatibility mode. Click "Next" to continue. Select "Yes, save these settings for the program" and click "Close the troubleshooter" to close the window.

Phasing out an old operating system is nothing new for Microsoft, but Windows XP is unique in that it may be too good to die. This week, Dell announced it will offer systems with the aging Windows ...

On September 27, Microsoft has extended the cut-off as to when PC makers will be allowed to continue to sell Windows XP with new machines. Until now, January 30, 2008, was the Microsoft-imposed ...

N E W   Y O R K, Oct. 25 -- With its big-budget launch of Windows XP, Microsoft is partying like it's 1995. But with the economy struggling and personal computer sales dipping, will consumers ...