It's important to note that the classic version of the menu was an option until Windows Vista. Windows XP: A new era Windows XP was launched in 2001, and it unveiled a redesigned Start menu with a ...

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The first is "Make the Start Menu your own," and it is strong advice considering the Start Menu is one of the most complained-about aspects of Windows 11. A former Windows boss, Mikhail Parakhin, ...

From Windows Media Player hypnosis to an excuse to share 'sexy' Bill Gates, here are the best Microsoft memes.

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Phantom of Earth tried out the newest developer build of Windows 11 and spotted a new FAQ section in the Settings app under the About menu ... performance back in the Vista days.

Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary this week, and to mark the occasion the company hosted a special Copilot-focused event at its headquarters in Redmond. It's notable that Microsoft marked its ...

After Windows Vista flopped, many users would have been happy with virtually ... First there was the updated Start menu, which combined Live Tiles and a column of applications; and then Cortana, ...

In 1975, a few nerds formed a company to sell programming tools to other nerds. So how did Microsoft go on to become a ...