Hold down Shift to make the magic happen (or not, as the case might be) Microsoft's Raymond Chen has explained why holding ...

Raymond Chen recently shared another interesting tidbit about the inner workings of Windows 95. The original 32-bit consumer operating system had a "secret" fast-restart feature, which ...

Because I thought I had discovered something nobody knew ...

Have you tried deleting the world and regenerating it again?

A Hytale modder has already managed to run Windows 95 and Minecraft inside the game, showing how powerful its modding tools are.

Microsoft's redesigned Windows 11 Start Menu is a step-up over its predecessor, squarely because I can turn it into an ...

This free and open-source file manager app for Windows 11 makes Microsoft's File Explorer look antiquated by comparison.

ReactOS, which many refer to as the "open source version of Windows" has reached its 30th birthday. Development on the free ...

When the operating system is older than the transport network Bork!Bork!Bork! There's no keeping an obsolete operating system ...

It's not the biggest addition in PowerToys 0.97, but Cursor Wrap might just be mana from heaven for some PC enthusiasts. As ...

If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, ...

CNET News.com answers common questions regarding the SirCam worm, including what to do if you receive infected messages.