Windows 7 came onto the market in 2009 and put Microsoft back on the road to success after Windows Vista’s annoying failures. But Windows 7 was not without its faults, as this curious story proves.

Windows Vista's transparent Aero theme was a significant departure from the look of Windows XP. Windows 11 brings transparency back to Microsoft's desktop in a big way, enshrining Vista's legacy.

Astute readers will remember that Windows Vista was notorious for bogging down slower machines with its Aero theme. At the time, Aero was a massive change from how Windows XP looked with its glass ...

An earlier version of Windows for the desktop. Released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers, Vista came in six versions (see Windows Vista versions). Numerous features were ...

The Windows Vista installation I have on my main Windows machine was a Vista upgrade install, and it’s the least stable. That’s why it’s getting fresh dual-boot clean installs.