This article is excerpted from Windows Vista Unveiled, with permission of Sams Publishing. Copyright 2006 Sams Publishing, all rights reserved. Whenever Microsoft ...

Nearly two years ago Microsoft announced that Windows Vista would sport a so-called "tiered" graphical experience. The user interface would remain the essentially the same no matter what graphical ...

Earlier this month, the FTC managed to shut down scareware that tricked 1 million users with names such as WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus. That doesn’t mean ...

With Windows and the rest of its successful stable of software, Microsoft Corp. has long been accused of being a non-innovator, preferring instead to refine others' efforts -- and conquer. But with ...

Windows Vista is here at last. One of the largest software projects ever undertaken, Vista is indisputably a milestone—despite Microsoft's having abandoned many of its most ambitious goals for the ...

Windows Vista, Microsoft’s newest OS and arguably its largest project ever has finally hit Beta 2. Windows Vista is the latest and most complex operating system to emerge from Microsoft’s Redmond, WA ...

On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow ...

What comes to mind when you look back at the history of Windows? Is it the iconic logos, the ever-changing Start menus, or maybe the introduction of Live Tiles? The story of Microsoft’s flagship ...

Knowing Windows PowerShell is no longer a bonus for IT professionals who work with Windows Server -- it's a requirement. As Windows PowerShell becomes more prominent, the Windows Server GUI is fading ...

As this year's Build developer event kicks off, Microsoft has announced a major new feature for Windows 10 - the ability to run Linux apps with a GUI. This is a major expansion of the Windows ...