os design

For nearly four decades, the iconic Blue Screen of Death—better known by its chilling acronym, BSOD—has haunted generations of Windows users. A symbol of both technical calamity and a paradoxical badge of geek honor, this vivid blue interruption signaled that something had gone irreparably wrong...

Windows 11 users have long debated the merits and shortcomings of its on-screen indicators, particularly the placement of volume and brightness controls that can interfere with media playback or cover critical elements onscreen. Now, Microsoft is responding with a suite of new customization...

Few moments can capture the cyclical nature of technology aesthetics as deftly as Microsoft’s tongue-in-cheek response to Apple’s unveiling of macOS 26 and its new Liquid Glass design. Nostalgia, rivalry, and design history have all collided in what has become an internet-wide debate: has Apple...

No matter what advances we make in operating systems, there is one moment that unites every user, from the casual browser to the hardcore sysadmin: the instant an unexpected, fatal error splashes across the screen, ending an otherwise productive computing session. These so-called “Screens of...

For months, Windows 11’s visual subtleties have spurred debate within its ever-vocal user base, but few would have predicted that a seemingly minor shade adjustment in File Explorer’s disk space bars could spark such fervor. Yet, when a darker blue hue rolled out to Insider builds, the minor...

From the moment Microsoft first introduced the Start menu in Windows 95, it has served as the nerve center for the Windows experience—a launching pad, a comfort zone, and an ever-present symbol of usability. Decades later, as Windows 11 evolved, the Start menu has become a case study in...

Here’s an up-to-date summary about the colourful battery icons for the Windows 11 24H2 taskbar and their status according to Microsoft: What’s coming? Microsoft is introducing a new, color-coded battery icon for Windows 11. The redesign aims to make battery status much clearer at a glance, with...

hi every1 k so basically where I work they're gonna install win7 64bit (discs with sp1 apparently) and of course this sort of task is given to the little interns like me :p personally I still use XP @ home btw now recently MS has released a crapload of links to all the updates of the past years...

Microsoft executives offered an in-depth look at some of the key features of the upcoming Windows 8 OS at an event in The Netherlands. Here are the features of Windows 8. Six Microsoft executives today briefed technology professionals, analysts and IT journalists at an event called Exploring...

Microsoft to take the Apple approach to OS design Link Removed

Link Removed(an OS written in managed code used for research purposes) has provided several very useful research results and opened new avenues for exploration in operating system design. Recently, Link Removed that takes a new approach to building an OS stack with verifiable and type safe...

Not sure If I wrote the title of this discussion correctly. Let me try some other ways "What should my OS do for me?" "What do I expect from an OS?" "How involved with my everyday is my OS?" "My OS is trying to rule me" My basic argument (which may or may not be an argument) is that...