Three US states have passed laws requiring operating systems to verify your age before you can use your computer, and Congress is considering similar legislation. Here's everything we know so far.

Are you someone like me whose entire life revolves around their desktop PCs? Do you work, study, game, and watch movies all from a single computer? If yes, having separate OSes for each of your ...

These systems had slick UIs, multiprocessor support, multitasking and MIDI. What happened?

As far as desktop microcomputers for mere mortals went in the first half of the 1980s, there was a sharp distinction between ...

Get step-by-step instructions for determining the operating system (OS) version on your devices and why it is so important to keep the OS updated.

All year, Google has been teasing plans to make an Android for PC operating system, and a job listing suggests the software's codename is Aluminium OS. The listing, which is no longer accepting ...

Windows 11 has passed Windows 10 usage on Steam for the first time ever, signaling a shift in the right direction for Microsoft. Windows 11 has passed Windows 10 usage on Steam for the first time ever ...

Tom's mini-PC can surf/stream, comes up short with office apps and doesn't do Windows 11, but is perfectly capable of running a thin-client OS in a VDI setup. In two previous articles I talked about ...

Huawei has officially launched its first personal computer operating system built from the ground up: HarmonyOS PC, also known as Hongmeng Computer in China. Marking a strategic shift away from ...

If you’re looking to build a budget gaming PC, you might be interested in this $250 build by ETA Prime, which runs a Steam Deck OS-style operating system. Creating a gaming PC that mirrors the Steam ...