April 4, and part of the celebration includes new limited-edition wallpapers created by Microsoft designers and creators. Here's how to get them.

The gradient in them moved from black to gray and white, which complimented the white to gray/black background ... no “bad” Windows logo because they all eventually, magically grow over you. What’s ...

Founded in 1986 and staffed by a team of six, the Microsoft Archives preserve nearly 135,000 physical artifacts, 170,000 digital records, and half a petabyte of digitized video content.

In addition to Windows XP, you can also choose interfaces that mimic Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. While you can install and use Linux applications, the system offers a ...

As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary, the company is introducing a new way for Xbox Series X|S console owners to join in the celebration, rolling out a new Xbox Dynamic Background ...

Why it matters: Windows 11's Snipping Tool already allows you to copy text from images, offering functionality similar to Apple's Live Text – but Microsoft's implementation involves a few more ...

Microsoft is delivering additional functions in the Copilot app for Insider users. The focus is on search and handling applications. As Microsoft explains in a blog post, the new Copilot version ...

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. PC hardware is nice, but it’s ...

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is taking the imminent end of support for Windows 10 in exactly six months' time, on October 14, 2025, as an opportunity to provide tips ...

Here are a few of the ways Microsoft has marked computing culture: A fixture since the very first versions of Windows — if mercifully much rarer these days — the Blue Screen of Death, or BSOD, is ...

The Microsoft Windows 95 start-up and reboot chime was composed by Brian Eno. Among the 84 sound elements Eno created for the project, the now-familiar six-second chime – which was nearly twice ...