The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part, known ...

pgrading from Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) to Windows XP Home Edition is like ending a protracted and dysfunctional relationship – it gets a little ugly in the heat of the moment but is ...

A new cloud-based operating system for all kinds of computer is being developed. A new-cloud based operating system for all kinds of computer is being developed by researchers in China. Details of the ...

As the forerunner to the graphical user interfaces in Microsoft’s Windows platform, MS-DOS helped set the stage for the company’s dominance in the PC software market. When MS-DOS was released in 1981, ...

Long considered the computer operating system of the pocket-protector set, Linux recently seemed on the verge of becoming a desktop competitor to Microsoft Windows and Apple’s Mac OS. Improvements now ...

On "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0 Day," tech lovers all over the world celebrated the moment when the clocks in the popular Unix computer operating system struck that exact stream of numbers. But on Feb. 13, ...

A NeXTcube computer running the NeXTSTEP operating system. Simon Claessen / Flickr Today marks the 35th anniversary of the launch of NeXTSTEP, a computer operating system launched by Steve Jobs during ...

If you are using a Lenovo desktop or laptop, you may encounter – Error 1962, No operating system found, Press any key to repeat boot sequence when you start your ...

There's a flaw in Apple's newest computer operating system that allows someone to gain administrative capabilities without a password.The flaw, discovered by developer Lemi Orhan Ergan and his ...