Depending on how you count them, there have been 15 major versions of Windows, with Microsoft's inconsistent naming scheme resulting in the current version of Windows being Windows 11—go figure. A lot ...

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

Update July 13 4:32 PM ET: Microsoft shipped an update today that adds dark mode to Paint. The update is available to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel running version 11.2304.26.0. Microsoft has ...

In October of 2017, Microsoft released a version of Windows 10 called the “Fall Creators Update,” back when the company tried to give brand names to these things rather than just sticking to version ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is redesigning its Paint app in Windows 11. The app will be updated with ...