This Windows XP right-click feature still works in Windows 11—and it’s great.

At the Redmond, Wash., software giant's system builder summit last week in Phoenix, several channel executives criticized Microsoft's activation requirements, which force partners and customers to ...

Sick of Microsoft's AI push, I switched from Windows 11 to the ancient Windows XP. What could go wrong?

Microsoft is warning against a simple hack that enables those still using Windows XP to receive security updates through 2019. The trick involves modifying the system registry, a process that is ...

The ReactOS project, which is developing a Windows XP-compatible operating system, is celebrating its 30th birthday.

During the last 12 months, agencies posted nearly 200 solicitations for products compliant with the operating system, which will lose Microsoft's security support on April 8. During the past year, ...

Microsoft executive Jim Allchin eyes the finish line for his massive OS project. But will the market response justify the effort? Charles Cooper was an executive editor at CNET News. He has covered ...

GUI matters: Microsoft released the original edition of Windows XP in 2001 and kept the operating system alive for more than 17 years. The once massively popular platform remains fondly remembered, ...

VMware's 3.0 version goes on sale Monday and will allow a Linux "virtual machine" to run on Microsoft's Windows XP system, among other operating system twists. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

Microsoft has reminded, cajoled, and pleaded with users to move off of Windows XP before support for its old OS expires next year. Now Microsoft warns users that they may be subject to “zero-day” ...

I have done a search and found no specific information.<BR><BR>I am trying to access a file share on a Windows XP system from a windows NT 4.0 system. <BR><BR>The user name and password are the same.