Windows in 2030 will be about sophisticated AI and voice commands according to a Microsoft executive's prediction.

According to David Weston, corporate vice president of enterprise and OS security, the company is working toward making input hardware, like mice and keyboards, less central. Instead, Weston says ...

MS-DOS or Microsoft Disk Operating System was the dominant operating system for Personal Computer throughout the 80s. MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system.

On Nov. 20, 1985, Microsoft announced a new idea for MS-DOS computers, a graphical interface that would let people use computers without having to type in commands.

MS-DOS came about in the early 1980s when Microsoft was chosen by IBM to provide the operating system for a new line of PCs. Because they didn’t have one of their own, on July 27, 1981, they ...

Newer programs, like PFS:Preface, are targeted directly at the novice market, allowing users to create their own menu systems with a minimum of DOS expertise. The $49.95 Preface comes with a good ...

Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Microsoft Cortana are a lot like the Microsoft DOS of old. Here's why.

Without Microsoft, the world of modern computer technology would not be the same as we know it. Next year, Microsoft turns 50 years old, so it’s worth looking back at the megacorporation’s significant ...

Over the past 30 years, Microsoft has launched a myriad of Windows versions, each advancing (for the most part) on the previous incarnation to suit the technologies of the time.

Although DOS/Windows commands cover the basics, the command set was never as elaborate as Unix. Microsoft later added a more comprehensive command language for Windows (see PowerShell).