Go to the Control Panel and select "Personalize". Now, find the "Change Desktop Icons" option in the "Personalize" menu and click on it. A dialog box similar to the one in Windows 10 and 11 should ...

A recent experiment showed what happens when a computer running Windows XP goes online today.

Windows 7 is making a mid-life comeback. Five years after its release, the Microsoft operating system surpassed 50 percent market share among desktop computers for the first time in May — making ...

A new desktop PC or tablet computer with Windows 10 pre-installed can be purchased for under £265 (around $300, AUS$500). If you decide the end has come for your old Windows XP PC, make sure you ...

Windows XP's day of reckoning is finally here -- it will no longer receive security updates after Tuesday -- which means users should upgrade their computers to a more recent operating system or ...

Time is running very short to save hundreds of dollars on a new desktop. We've got aggressive gaming towers, all-in-ones, micro PCs and even Macs at deep discounts, but they end at midnight.

With the Windows end-of-service deadline finally upon us, a lot of holdouts are hurriedly making the upgrade to Windows 7 or 8. Moving all your important files from Windows XP to your new computer ...

PC enthusiasts looking to grab an early copy of Windows XP may be in for a big surprise: Many will need more computing horsepower to run the operating system.

Getting from Windows XP to Windows 7 isn't as easy as peasy because Microsoft only built a migration path from Vista to the new operating system. Redmond is pretty much expecting most users to ...

I have the Dell-branded Windows XP installation disc that came with it, and I was wondering—can I use it to format and install XP on the Windows 2000 PC?

No matter what you need it to do, we've got a Prime Day discounted desktop for you. Top brands like Dell, HP and MSI are on ...

If your computer isn't fit for the upgrade, that doesn't mean you're out of luck, or you should just stick with Windows XP.