This video explores the cultural phenomenon surrounding Windows XP, released in 2001 as a follow-up to Windows ME and 2000. Designed for simplicity, it aimed to be more secure and user-friendly rather ...

Windows XP is the operating system that just won't die. After its 2001 release, XP would go on to sell more than 400 million copies. Microsoft tried to end support for the OS several times over the ...

It has never been too hard for someone with the right amount of time, desperation, or flexible scruples to get around Windows XP's activation scheme. And yet XP activation, the actual encrypted ...

If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green start button. Every UI design choice since was made by cowards. OK, you might not share my passion for the ...

Microsoft, as a part of its 50th anniversary celebration, has announced the release of a limited edition Windows XP-inspired Crocs. The limited edition Crocs features the iconic Windows XP default ...

Microsoft’s Jared Spataro has been joking about the company’s terrible history of marketing names for products at Ignite today. “Simplicity and naming, well, they haven’t always been our strong suit,” ...

There’s no denying that Windows 11 adoption isn’t where Microsoft would like it to be. Through a combination of the usual consumer hesitation and a real dearth of compelling reasons to upgrade, the ...