Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the desktop OS, and others...not so much.

Windows' latest Photos app is genuinely useful. It may not be a full-blown Photoshop alternative, but it does offer a variety ...

Pocket computers. Sort-of smartwatches. Motion-sensing game controllers. None of these big ideas are as memorable as Windows or Office, but we think they're standouts in Microsoft's 50-year history.

In honor of Microsoft's 50th anniversary, we've ranked the best Windows consumer operating systems Microsoft has ever shipped ...

Microsoft celebrates its fiftieth anniversary on April 4, 2025. How did it get here? We've picked 25 moments that shaped ...

The Windows 10 version doesn't have modern visual effects like Mica, which makes it a bit less visually appealing.

We have our first look at a brand new, wider Start menu layout that combines the pins and apps list into one interface, and ...