Windows NT 4.0 turns 30: when Microsoft brought the Windows 95 look to the enterprise
NT 4.0 included the Start Menu, Taskbar, and Explorer shell. Much of the interface that's basically still with us
A Windows 11 speed boost is coming as soon as next month, along with a taskbar you can finally move
The Low Latency Profile feature promises snappier app launches and shell responsiveness
Microsoft is adding a feature that briefly maxes out your CPU to make Windows feel snappier
Low Latency Profile early numbers are promising: 40% faster app launches, 70% snappier menus
Cutting corners: Microsoft has a giant Windows problem, but developers are reportedly hard at work to significantly improve the operating system in critical areas, tackling things like overall responsiveness and CPU utilization. New details have emerged about one of those changes.
Windows updates keep breaking, and Microsoft's "agentic OS" isn't helping
Microsoft's latest patches risk turning the full Windows 11 shell into a non-functional disaster for enterprise customers
Microsoft finally admits File Explorer is slow, now it's testing a preload fix
Has the enshittification of Windows Explorer gone too far?
Stripped-down Windows 7 fits in 69MB download, with some caveats
It boots, but most apps fail to run unless you download omitted files
Porting the Windows 95 interface to Windows NT was a complex back-and-forth process
Computing history: Raymond Chen is once again reminding us that back when Windows 95 ruled the software world, coding was a completely different beast. The Win9x user interface eventually made its way to the Windows NT world, but getting it there took some effort – and a few clever tricks.
Windows 95 at 30: how one OS changed the PC forever
What just happened? Happy Birthday to Windows 95, Microsoft's first, extremely successful foray into the world of 32-bit consumer operating systems. The company released the original retail edition of the OS on August 24, 1995, and literally changed computing technology forever.
Windows 11 File Explorer keeps getting worse, now with added AI
"AI actions" added to the Windows context menu
Microsoft unveils a new "human-centric" Start Menu redesign for Windows 11
Designed by fans, tolerated by users: Microsoft shows us the road that led here
New Windows 11 beta brings more changes to Control Panel settings
Microsoft is slowly killing the ancient Control Panel features in Windows. One applet at a time
Android 16 will force all apps to use responsive UI, banning rigid designs
The future is adaptive
Third-party tool "Rebound 11" aims to improve the Windows 11 UI, while keeping system files intact
Making the Windows experience more cohesive thanks to modern UI programming
Google rolls out Android tablet desktop mode in developer preview
Improving productivity with apps running in their own windows
What was the first personal computer to be offered with a graphical user interface?
The GUI owes its existence to the contribution of many great minds in the history of technology...
Xerox PARC: the minds behind the GUI, ethernet, laser printing & more
Launched in 1970, Xerox's PARC has played an instrumental role in the engineering of many of the technologies that compose the personal computer – most famously the graphical user interface (GUI), ethernet, laser printing, the mouse, among others. We'd like to take a few and give credit where credit's due.
Amazon overhauls Kindle e-reader interface offering easy-to-use features
More functionality to come later this year
