First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface ...

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common ...

40 years ago, Microsoft presented Windows 1.0 at the Comdex computer trade fair in Las Vegas. In 1985, Bill Gates ...

This special report marks the 40th anniversary of Microsoft Windows, which launched on November 20, 1985, and traces its four ...

Time to flip open those Microsoft Windows history books, because this might be one of the only mentions of "OS/2" on this ...

On Thursday, PC owners got a first look at the future of Windows. Microsoft hosted an event Thursday detailing what's next for Windows 11, the operating system that has helped power personal computers ...

The original version of Microsoft Windows, which was introduced in 1985. Windows 1.0 was a DOS application that provided a crude windowing environment. Its "MS-DOS Executive" was the launching pad for ...

Windows went on sale 40 years ago. Here's the whole history of the operating system, from Windows 1 to 11 and everything in between.

After nearly four decades, an ancient secret buried deep in Windows 1.0 has been discovered by an intrepid digital archeologist. It’s a simple Easter egg, but one which was most likely impossible to ...