Apple’s macOS operating system has changed a lot over the last 25 years, with new features and designs coming and going as the decades have passed. Even the name has been adjusted, starting out as Mac ...

New Mac models have the current macOS pre-installed by default. Some MacBooks, however, pack an older OS version rather than the latest macOS Sonoma. Or, if you have an older Mac or purchase a ...

Released in 1987, Version 1.0 was written for the 16-bit 286. DOS compatibility was limited to about 500K. Version 1.3 (OS/2 Lite) used only 2MB RAM instead of 4MB and included Adobe Type Manager. The ...

Microsoft is now shipping the next version of Windows 11, known as the version 25H2 update or Windows 11 2025 Update. The company generally releases new versions of Windows in the fall, and that's ...

Downgrading an operating system is the process of switching from a current version to an older one. As its name suggests, it's pretty much the opposite of updating your machine to a newer software ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. Whether you're setting up a virtual machine for testing or attempting to restore macOS on a device that won't boot, ...

So your OS names are going to seem to leap forward to 26 soon. Photo: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Apple might make a major change to the naming convention for all its operating systems this year, ...