"We are committed to releas[ing] Windows Vista updates for all MSRC [Microsoft Security Response Center] critical class issues that may arise during the beta testing period," wrote ...

Though bugs showing up in Windows updates is no surprise anymore, a startup sound from 2007 suddenly making a return nearly two decades later is still a bit strange. But Microsoft is full of surprises ...

Microsoft has released a new version of its Windows Vista beta code that sheds some light on how the software giant plans to improve networking and PC manageability in this next major release of the ...

TL;DR: A Windows Vista-inspired theme for Windows 11 has been facilitated via Windhawk, which offers a library of mods that can be used to customize Microsoft's OS. Be warned: the setup is fiddly, ...

Q: I read that Microsoft is releasing a free update of Windows Vista. Is it worth getting, and if so, how can I get it? A: Let's tackle the second question first. In mid-April, Microsoft began ...

As expected, Microsoft Corp. released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows Update today, making it available to most, though not all, users. It also posted a much larger stand-alone ...

Windows Vista’s launch in late 2006 and early 2007 was one of the toughest chapters in Microsoft’s history. There’s still a lot to learn from Vista. That thought struck me this weekend as I was ...

The public beta of Vista SP2 is now generally available, and the full release to manufacturing of the service pack is expected in April As expected, Microsoft launched the first public beta of Windows ...

Many users are interested in whether or not Windows 7 will be an improvement in terms of performance, but that verdict will only be out once benchmark tests are performed on the RTM build. That will ...

Microsoft Corp. Thursday released an update to Windows Vista that will shut down unauthorized versions of the operating system tweaked to allow users to skip the product’s activation system. In ...

Recently, we explored a couple of fan-made concepts wherein Windows XP and Windows 7 were re-imagined as modern versions and how they would be if they existed today. The idea was to create a 2024 ...