One of the most innovative features coming in Windows "Longhorn" Server isn't really a feature as much as a whole new version of Windows. It's called Server Core, and it will only take one-sixth of ...

Qualcomm is expanding its second generation of Windows chips with the X2 Plus lineup, which claims a 35% jump in single-core ...

Is Windows RT dead? Is the desktop going away? What's "Threshold" got to do with it? Here's Mary Jo Foley's latest attempt to try to make sense of where Microsoft's Windows roadmap is leading us. Mary ...

Windows is an old operating system and several core components of the operating system make it impossible for the platform to adapt to newer devices. Microsoft is aware of these issues and the ...

Recent remarks by a Microsoft exec who noted there won't be three different Windows variants in the future have set off a storm of speculation -- just about all of which is dead wrong. Microsoft ...

Official details about Microsoft's supposed work on making Windows 10 'modern' and more modular in nature have been scant, but a flurry of documents and insider reports over the last year have given ...

This week on the Windows Central Podcast: Microsoft leaks Windows Lite bits, a new Xbox Dashboard is coming soon, and much more Can Windows Lite be the savior that Office UWP needs? A lightweight OS ...

Windows 10 IoT Core is good for devices that are dedicated to a single task. The devices may or may not have any display. A display is required during programming and end users do not need it always ...

Microsoft execs have always been reticent to talk about the guts of its Windows Phone (and its predecessor, Windows Mobile) operating systems. Until today, June 20, that is. Up until this point, the ...