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Testing Windows has always allowed you to try out new features ahead of time, even a new operating system. But the Windows 11 26H1 release Microsoft is testing now literally breaks Windows into two ...

Microsoft wants to make it easy for developers to build the very latest AI apps on Windows. Microsoft wants to make it easy for developers to build the very latest AI apps on Windows. is a senior ...

Microsoft is reallocating engineers from new feature development to address significant performance and reliability issues plaguing Windows 11. This "swarming" effort, expected to last through 2026, ...

Disk images for Microsoft's Windows 11 Development Environment virtual machines have suddenly become unavailable. As of Oct. 23, all four variants of these virtual machines—Hyper-V, Parallels for Mac, ...

Windows would likely be better- you can still run software much older than 2004, but good luck finding people willing to work on stuff 20 years old. I actually think fully compiled binaries will stand ...

The ReactOS project, which is developing a Windows XP-compatible operating system, is celebrating its 30th birthday.

Parallels Desktop - Its deep integration with macOS, strong performance on Apple, and consistent system compatibility make it suitable for both casual and advanced users. The Software Experts review ...

Dave Plummer was once a programmer for Microsoft, where he played a key role in the development of the Windows Task Manager as well as the ZIP archive import for the operating system. The man has ...

Microsoft has long intended to make Windows the place for developers. Its intention is shown in both software and hardware as the company aims to deliver tools that make it possible to build code ...