A test of the legacy of Windows 95’s desktop comes in how intuitive it still is for users of a 2020-era GUI OS. Windows 95 was by no means the first operating system to use a desktop based GUI.

As we celebrate Windows 95's 20th Birthday, it's worth remembering the things it added to computing that are still important today.

It is just a concept video, but it's a very well executed one which has some YouTube viewers calling for Windows Classic ...

Windows 95 was in many ways a leap forward for personal computing, adding in a now very recognisable updated GUI that made the Windows operating system much more personable and easy to use.

I seem to recall the Windows 95/98 background being slightly different in 16-color VGA mode (a slightly lighter shade) than 256-color (or higher) modes, so I don't think it's part of the standard ...

Windows 95 represented a dramatically different way to interact with a PC, by encompassing the majority of programs and tasks inside a graphical user interface (GUI).

Windows 95 will soon turn 30. Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen recalled that when testing Microsoft's reimagining of Windows, an overflow was discovered that had nothing to do with the operating ...

But Windows 95 was less than Microsoft was capable of producing, even though it's the most important OS of all time.

Check out our final edition of Microsoft Weekly for 2022, covering a quieter period with some nostalgia, an interesting UI change for Notepad, and some updates to first- and third-party Windows apps.

When you hear “PS2” and “Windows 95,” you probably think someone forgot a slash and are talking about peripherals, but no — this hack is very much about the Sony PlayStation 2, the best ...

The history of Windows isn't just changing Start menus. Here's a look at the evolution of Microsoft's flagship operating system and the future of Windows 10.

The US Library of Congress has decided to immortalize the Windows 95 startup sound in the National Recording Registry.