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 ...

When it comes to your computer it’s a PC or Apple. And, if you have a PC, your machine runs on a Microsoft operating system. Sound familiar? If it does, you’re in luck because the new Windows 10 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, ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's homegrown computer operating system mirrors its political one, according to two German researchers who have delved into the code: a go-it-alone approach, a ...