Windows 95 developers didn't have enough time to give the OS its own setup program

Raymond Chen, a Microsoft veteran who has worked on Windows development for more than 30 years, recently explained that the Windows 95 setup caused developers more ...
TechSpot

Windows developer shares origin story of the iconic NT Start Menu banner

In context: If you were a Windows user in the '90s, you're likely to be intimately familiar with the iconic Start Menu that shipped with Windows NT. That signature vertical banner proclaiming "Windows ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's Windows App SDK 1.0 is available. Will it undo Microsoft's past mistakes?

Microsoft has released the 1.0 stable release of its Windows App Software Development Kit (SDK) today, November 16. Formerly known as "Project Reunion," the platform is meant to bridge the app gap ...
GeekWire

A new era for Windows: Can Microsoft’s longtime engine power another tech revolution?

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveils Copilot + PCs, a linchpin of the company’s plan to reinvent Windows, during a special event in Redmond in May 2024. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Editor’s Note: ...