Microsoft is gearing up to release the second service pack for its beleaguered Vista operating system. Vista SP2 doesn't have a firm release date just yet, though Microsoft says it will arrive in the ...

The next major update to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system could arrive as late as May or June 2009, months later than originally expected. News site TechArp is reporting an unnamed but ...

Last week, Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 arrived on MSDN, TechNet, and Connect. We noted that testers would not be getting slipstreamed ISOs of the operating systems but ...

It's finally time to say farewell to Windows Vista. After today, the antique operating system will no longer receive new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, ...

Today is the official release date of Windows 10 Creators Update, bringing some new 3D, gaming, privacy, and security functionality to the operating system. And while that’s an example of Microsoft ...

Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary ...

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Microsoft fixes the Windows Vista startup sound bug in the Canary branch. The bug caused the startup sound in Windows 11 testing channels to mimic Windows Vista. The new patch also addresses other ...

After a ton of guesswork and rumors flying around, Microsoft has finally confirmed what much of the evidence was pointing to: there will indeed be six editions of Windows 7, just like there were for ...

You can tell a person’s age by which version of Windows is their favorite. I have fond memories of XP and Windows 98 SE, so you can take a guess at mine, but I have ...