Thankfully, Microsoft picked up on users’ frustration and tried to fix it as best as it could. With the release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft brought back a Start Button (though not the full menu ...

Covering one company so tenaciously for so long is not common in tech journalism. What keeps me coming back is Microsoft’s constant ability to try new things. I’ve been doing this for so long that ...

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the ...

But it was still rudimentary — the “windows” were just tiled, for example. Overlapping windows debuted in Windows 2.0. We could have separated Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 into separate items ...

The icons went through an evolution too, and who could forget the iconic Windows Bliss wallpaper? The lush greenery complementing the blue ... Following the immense criticism, Microsoft rushed with ...

A good personality! Image Credit: The New Your Times Web Archives Cortana was introduced with Windows 8.1, adapted from Xbox’s popular FPS title Halo. Microsoft even brought the same voice actor from ...