Users and organizations relying on PowerShell 2.0 are urged to transition to PowerShell 5.0 or newer versions:Windows ...

An old machine running Windows XP (or Vista, I guess). This point is probably obvious, but for the sake of completionism, I'm including it. Fast track to Windows 10 upgrade.

Some twelve-and-a-half years after Windows XP first went on sale, Microsoft is turning off support for the operating system. From 8 April there'll be no further free updates or security patches ...

If you’ve been using Windows for a long time, you’ve probably been told to periodically reinstall the operating system to ...

Today is the 20th anniversary of Windows XP, and although the operating system reached the end of support in 2014, way too many people continue to use the insecure version of Windows.

Windows 8 replaces Windows XP's files during its installation process. Getty Running two operating systems on one computer broadens your company's options when it comes to which software it can use.

In December 2013, the browser usage numbers from Net Applications showed Windows XP with a 28.98 market share. But check out the next pie chart… ...

The end-of-support deadline for Windows XP, heavily publicized since 2007, is upon us, and hundreds of millions of PCs still run the OS ...

With Windows 8, however, that mode is no longer officially supported, and if you want to run Windows XP in a virtual machine, you need the license for it. Lifehacker reader Miloš, however, has ...

The best way for Windows XP customers to protect their systems is to upgrade to a more modern operating system, like Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. In short, you use the updates at your own risk.

Just as Windows 7 is more secure than XP, Windows 8 provides new security features designed to keep you safer. Windows 8, for example, comes with the Windows Defender program that protects your ...

The activation algorithm for Windows XP has been cracked, so those stuck not being able to get the ancient operating system working can now do so – and yes, there are folks who still use this OS ...