Microsoft has taken plenty of heat in the Vista “junk PC” lawsuit. If the company is smart, it will take those criticisms to heart, and make sure it doesn’t make the same mistakes when it launches ...

ITworld.com – When last we met, I was relating to you my experience from Seattle, where, on Monday, May 22, I attended the daylong Microsoft Windows Vista Reviewer’s Workshop. The column recounted the ...

Microsoft fixes the Windows Vista startup sound bug in the Canary branch. The bug caused the startup sound in Windows 11 testing channels to mimic Windows Vista. The new patch also addresses other ...

Windows Vista’s launch in late 2006 and early 2007 was one of the toughest chapters in Microsoft’s history. There’s still a lot to learn from Vista. That thought struck me this weekend as I was ...

Windows Vista is famous for one thing: it wasn't that good of an operating system. Despite being newer and featuring numerous design refinements, it remained in XP's shadow, and when Windows 7 came ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates said on Tuesday the company's Windows Vista operating system had been incredibly well received. Sign up here. "People who sell PCs have seen a ...

Microsoft has temporarily transported users back to 2007 this week when the company mistakenly swapped Windows 11's familiar startup chime with the iconic Windows Vista boot sound. The mix-up appeared ...

In a Monday blog post, Scott Barnes, a former Microsoft product manager for Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight, and now a user experience specialist with Melbourne, Australia-based ...

PC users can't help but notice the similarities between Apple's 'liquid glass' design philosophy and the Aero interface in Microsoft's Windows Vista OS from 2007. During WWDC, Apple debuted a major ...