Microsoft Windows XP's lifecycle came to an end today after a tumultuous 12-year reign as the most successful operating system ever. Despite great market success, Windows XP had been suffering from ...

First and foremost, I don't recommend doing this yourself. I created an isolated virtual machine and used a firewall to ...

Today’s the day that security experts and IT pros have been freaking out about for months: As of April 8, 2014, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP, which means the company won’t patch any ...

Starting today, Windows XP users will no longer get security patches and other technical support from Microsoft, unless they're part of an exclusive group of governments and businesses — including ...

My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance ...

Are we still running Windows XP on modern hardware in 2025? Indeed. A group of hobbyists and enthusiasts is keeping the legacy OS alive by running it on modern hardware. This isn’t just installing it ...

Windows XP’s retail release was October 25, 2001, ten years ago today. Though no longer readily available to buy, it continues to cast a long shadow over the PC industry: even now, a slim majority of ...

After a version of Windows is released, over time bugs are found or new enhancements are added by Microsoft. In order to fix these bugs and add these new enhancements, Microsoft will occassionally ...

Formatting and Installing Windows XP 1. Here we’ll teach you how-to reformat a drive from a Windows XP install CD. Start with putting your XP CD install disc into CD-drive. 2. As your computer boots ...

In its first month, Windows 10 adoption on Steam passed Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux. After two months, Windows 8.1 was also conquered, leaving just Windows 7. 10 months ...