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Millions of Windows XP disks secretly included Microsoft's failed search assistant to keep pirates at bay — "Bob was actually more useful dead than alive"
Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.
Microsoft’s worst software flop was secretly lurking in Windows for years
In the mid-1990s, Microsoft DOS dominated most PCs. Those who were a step ahead might’ve been using Windows 3.1, but even ...
This Free App Brings Back the Windows 2000, XP, or Vista Taskbars
RetroBar is a free application that replaces the Windows 11 taskbar with the one from Windows XP, 2000, or Vista.
Why I’ve covered Microsoft for 25 years
Covering one company so tenaciously for so long is not common in tech journalism. What keeps me coming back is Microsoft’s ...
Windows Logo: A Visual Evolution of Microsoft’s Iconic Designs
Microsoft just turned 50 and there's no better time to revisit Windows logos. Here's a brief on Windows Logo evolution.
There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs
The app spits out benchmarking scores for five things: single-core CPU performance, multi-core CPU performance, 2D graphics ...
Microsoft to embed Messenger in Windows XP
Scheduled for release as part of Windows XP on October 25., Windows Messenger will for the first time allow users of the Microsoft IM tool to send audio and video files from computer to computer. Now, ...
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Windows 11 has just gained the most market share it has ever since its release
While Windows 11 continues to gain ground, older versions of Windows, such as Windows 7 and Windows XP, maintain small but ...