os development

Windows 7, released to widespread acclaim in 2009, is still often remembered as Microsoft’s redemption after the criticized tenure of Windows Vista. Lauded for its streamlined interface, performance improvements, and relative stability, Windows 7 quickly became the operating system of choice for...

For many Windows enthusiasts, the allure of testing unreleased features and playing a direct role in shaping the future of the world’s most popular operating system is hard to resist. The Windows Insider Program, an official initiative from Microsoft, makes this possible by granting early access...

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...

Windows Insider preview builds deliver early access to new features but often at the cost of stability. The recent emergence of DirectX 9 application crashes on build 27808, as chronicled by user reports and confirmed by Microsoft, offers a revealing look at the trade-offs enthusiasts face on...

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...

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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...

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Microsoft may be stepping up the schedule for Windows 8 to help counter the iPad, a new tip from a reliable source says. Most have it shipping in late 2012 to keep with Microsoft's usually rigid three-year schedule, but ZDNet has been told Microsoft was pressing for a Release To Manufacturing...

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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...

Alleged Ex-Employee of Microsoft Leaks Estimated Product Support Schedules [01/28/2010 07:21 PM] by Anton Shilov An alleged ex-employee of Microsoft Corp. has reportedly released a document that seems to shade some light on the release date of Windows 8 operating system (OS). Apparently...

Hi guys, When recently browsing the web, I came across this: http://www.joejoe.org/forum/index.php?s=f7dda7865865f48f994ae44494cb4e4d&showforum=59 First off, I need to tell a bit of history. Back in 2002, Microsoft started work on the next version of Windows, so called "Longhorn". This...