Windows 10 usage has moved into third place among desktop operating systems according to StatCounter, overtaking both Windows XP and Mac OS X in November. The metrics firm, which measures pageviews on ...

With Microsoft on the cusp of its next OS leap forward, the 13-year-old XP still is more popular than Windows 8 and 8.1 combined. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

Ten years ago today Microsoft released Windows XP. And around the world, millions of people are still running the aging operating system on desktop, laptop, and tablet computers even though Microsoft ...

Microsoft recently rolled out its newest iteration of Windows the Windows 10, with a free upgrade option for users running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on their PCs. However, those who are running Windows ...

It was exactly 10 years ago today that Microsoft first began shipping Windows XP, and today the operating system can still be found on close to half of the world’s computers, according to StatCounter.

Microsoft will be quietly pleased to learn that Windows 10 is inching closer to surpassing the venerable Windows XP operating system in terms of desktop market share. End of year stats from Internet ...

First, a disclaimer: I don’t like Windows XP. Microsoft’s current operating system, Windows 7, is slicker, safer, less annoying and just plain better. I recommend it frequently and wince when I find ...

With the demise of Microsoft support for Windows XP, those sticking with the 12-year-old OS undeniably face risks. The question is whether the risks are tolerable and manageable. In most cases, ...

Ten years ago this week, Microsoft released Windows XP, which became one of its most popular flavors of the Windows operating system — largely because what came after it, Windows Vista, was so ...