A depressingly large number of PCs are still running Windows 10, months after support for that OS officially ended. If you haven't signed up for extended security updates, history says you're asking ...

Gray windows and simple graphics make CivIdle a 4X strategy game you could get away with playing on office time, back in 2001 anyway.

TL;DR: eXoWin9x Vol. 1 offers a 263GB collection of 662 fully emulated classic Windows 95-98 games, including DOOM II, Diablo, and SimCity 2000. Featuring easy setup, multiplayer support, and ...

Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. Microsoft wants to overhaul Windows into an agentic OS, but that’s easier said than done. is a senior editor ...

On November 20th, 1985, a then not-so-big company called Microsoft announced that Windows was commercially available. Read the full story of the Microsoft operating system below. Windows 1 to 11: The ...

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

Thieves broke in through a second-floor window, but the museum has had other problems with unsecured Windows too, according to a decade-old cybersecurity audit report that has now come to light. The ...

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) is a paid subscription that provides security patches now that mainstream support of Windows 10 has ended. Free security updates and technical support are no ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

Should your Windows machine run into major difficulties, you may find yourself staring at a blue screen. No, not the infamous Blue Screen of Death (which has since changed to the Black Screen of ...

A new bug stops USB devices in the Windows Recovery Environment. You can't navigate the WinRE screens using a mouse or keyboard. Microsoft is working on a fix, but there is one workaround. What would ...