When Windows XP was released in 2001, users were required to enter a license key to use it legitimately. One such key, 'FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8,' was circulated early in the release as a license ...

Windows Server 2022 offers the latest features to Microsoft customers and is considered the most secure version as compared to its previous counterparts. Due to the increasing cyber security threats ...

Microsoft has created Windows XP Crocs as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The custom footwear features a sky blue design with grassy green soles that mimic the conic Bliss wallpaper from ...

GUI matters: Microsoft released the original edition of Windows XP in 2001 and kept the operating system alive for more than 17 years. The once massively popular platform remains fondly remembered, ...

Launched in 2001, Windows XP is still considered by many to be one of the best things Microsoft ever made, and it was a real loss when it was officially discontinued in 2014. Now, one project by ...

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If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green start button. Every UI design choice since was made by cowards. OK, you might not share my passion for the ...

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 ...

The venerable Intel 486 was released in 1989 as the successor to the extremely popular Intel 386. It was the minimum recommended processor for Windows 98. (Surprisingly, the Windows 95 minimum was a ...

What just happened? For those of us who came of age in the early days of personal computing, the names "Intel 486" and "Windows XP" evoke a nostalgic whirlwind of memories. The 486 was the hot new CPU ...

Windows XP was officially put to rest in 2014, so it's been 10 years since it darkened our desktops. There was one final security update for the beloved OS in 2019, but for all intents and purposes, ...

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