Microsoft says Win32 remains central to Windows decades later, showing how compatibility still shapes Windows 11 and ...

Google I/O 2026 is just around the corner and we're looking forward to a ton of new announcements around Android, XR, Gemini, ...

Microsoft's Win32 API dates back to Windows 95, and a senior exec says nobody expected it to still be essential in 2026.

China rolled out its first open-source desktop operating system, called openKylin 1.0, on Wednesday, a key move that indicates the country has the ability to build its own self-developed operating ...

Do you have a favorite Windows? It’s not something most folks think about unless you’ve experienced the rollercoaster Microsoft has put many PC fans through over the years. There’s a lot of nostalgia ...

For students of early PC history, this isn’t even the first piece of 86-DOS history that has been newly rediscovered this ...

Looking for non-Linux open-source options? From ghosts of past operating systems to fascinating works in progress, here are ...

A bipartisan House bill introduced this week, HR 8250, would require operating system providers to verify the age of every user who sets up an account or uses an operating system, shifting ...

Researchers have announced the creation of the first operating system designed for quantum networks: QNodeOS. The research marks a major step forward in transforming quantum networking from a ...

A highly restrictive new law coming out of California and going into effect in 2027 could force age verification into any device with an operating system in the state. The recently passed Assembly ...

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

An operating system is the software that makes your computer come alive. It manages your apps, hardware, files, and security, shaping the experience every time you sit down at your device. Every click ...