Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release. The company posted near-final versions of two software development ...

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eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Along with the release of the new Windows Vista beta, ...

Allchin, who is retiring after Vista ships, said the operating system remains on schedule to ship to businesses this year, and to consumers in January. Quoting industry analysts, the co-president of ...

Microsoft fixes the Windows Vista startup sound bug in the Canary branch. The bug caused the startup sound in Windows 11 testing channels to mimic Windows Vista. The new patch also addresses other ...

An earlier version of Windows for the desktop. Released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers, Vista came in six versions (see Windows Vista versions). Numerous features were added, ...

Microsoft is positioning Windows 11 as a wholesale redesign of Windows itself, adding all sorts of flourishes and effects to the operating system. That puts some on edge, remembering the disaster of ...

Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He is now CNET News' Boston-based executive editor and east coast bureau chief, serving as department editor for business technology and software covered by CNET ...