In today's Liquid Glass-infused software landscape, it's only fair to give Windows 11 the Vista-style Aero makeover it ...

It’s a bit of an understatement that at release Windows Vista rather fell flat. Much of the problem was due to how rushed of ...

Microsoft plans to backport a “ribbon” user interface feature it introduced in Windows 7 to Windows Vista, according to the company’s developer Web site. On the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN), ...

According to speed measurements of more than 60 common business chores, which were conducted by North Carolina-based Principled Technologies for Microsoft, using the Aero interface "had little or no ...

In Windows Vista, several Control Panels, such as Windows Defender, Performance, and Parental Controls, are more like programs than the basic settings managers that Microsoft has traditionally ...

A new Microsoft Windows operating system is always big news, especially for the federal government, which overwhelmingly relies on Windows of one stripe or another to run just about everything. The ...

Windows Vista will have a flashy, quasi-3D interface, but not every computer can handle it. We look into the facts and the fiction surrounding Aero Glass support, including how it will affect uptake ...

While Microsoft says that it took great pains to make mobile and wireless computing safer and easier with Windows Vista, it’s emphasis clearly was on ease-of-use more than on security or flashy new ...

One year after its release, Windows Vista receives its first refresh. We put the upgrade through its paces to test its promised improvements As CNET's former resident security expert, Robert Vamosi ...