The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth. Linux has been making gains in no small part because of Microsoft Windows' blunders. Users and governments have been losing trust in Windows and ...

There's a Linux desktop environment for everyone. Windows users will feel right at home with several DEs. All of these desktop environments are free. Have you found yourself itching to walk away from ...

Not all versions of Windows were created equal, at least not according to Windows users. Windows XP was a legendary operating system that Microsoft found hard to replace. It didn’t help that XP’s ...

Once upon a time, when you ran Windows on your desktop, it was your desktop. Oh, the IT department might have called the shots on how much you could do with it, but you could write what you needed to, ...

Moving from Windows to Linux wasn't as difficult as I first thought, but that doesn't mean it was smooth sailing. In fact, there were a few things I never had to worry about in Windows that became ...

Black flag down: Microsoft has closed an activation loophole that was widely used by software pirates to run Windows and Office without a legitimate license. The group behind the activation tool has ...

"Return to the place that reminds me of home and see what you find." Though you can reply to the message, you'll soon get an error notifying you that the number is ...

It's becoming increasingly clear that Copilot AI will be central to Microsoft's next OS—but what else might Windows 12 bring? Having reported on Windows for decades, these are the rumors that seem ...

An Indiana hospital has launched an investigation into a video that went viral on social media after a woman said she was sent home while in active labor, and delivered her baby on the side of the ...