The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0

Silent update leaves restored users stranded.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been cropping up on numerous file sharing and developer sites over the weekend.

Linux enthusiast gets a cheque to cover the costs of not using Windows.

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

Blue screens after installing the update are not an isolated incident, if online reports are to be believed..

Four men have been jailed in China for creating and distributing a version of Windows XP with authentication and certification systems disabled..

Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.

We take a look back at the tech products that were so overdone by marketing hype, that by the time they were released, most failed to meet expectations.

In a written deposition to court Steve Ballmer has denied all knowledge of the Vista Capable marketing program that resulted in a class action suit against his company.

Should Windows XP PCs with 512MB RAM have been advertised as "Vista Capable"?

Another operating system bites the dust, leaving the thousands of hours of time you spent playing Minesweeper just a memory.

Did Microsoft spend too long making Vista, as the chief executive claims? And will things be different with Windows 7?.

'Vista Capable' proves to be anything but.

Things that make you go aaaargh, including Vista, Bluetooth and other things that may or may not make you mad

PC fails to keep suspect's Internet Explorer history secret.

As part of Microsoft’s ongoing campaign against Apple on the basis of cost Redmond has sponsored a white paper looking at how much more a Mac will cost.

Eee Box measures just 222mm x 178mm x 26.9mm.

Microsoft has changed its stance on the features of Windows 7 Starter..