Microsoft’s vision for Windows in 2030 includes a “voice-first” interaction mode that shifts away from the traditional ...

The operating system also manages how much CPU time each running application has to ensure that it gets work done. Most modern PCs have multiple CPUs, but let's imagine we only have one.

In just about every computer science textbook, a computer consists of just three blocks: the hardware, the operating system, and then all the (user-land) software that runs on the OS. In actual ...

Microsoft has applied for a patent for a distributed operating system that matches the description of one its researchers have been developing, known as Helios.

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the ...

On Windows 11, many users often overlook essential steps after setting up a new installation of the operating system, and I'll show you six of them.