Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

In another example of "everything old is new again," you can now recapture that old-school Microsoft feeling without even a single floppy disk drive. The year was 1980-something. One afternoon, a ...

Somebody installed Windows 1.0 (in a VM) and proceeded to upgrade through every major version of Windows up until Windows 7. The settings maintenance and program compatibility over the course of 23 ...

Do you remember Windows 1.0? Chances are, your answer is “no.” When Microsoft released the very first version of Windows nearly 25 years ago, on Nov. 20, 1985, it was late to the game and little used.

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...

It’s not anywhere close to April Fools’ Day, so perhaps all this is just a nostalgia trip by Microsoft’s marketing department. It all started with the company taking to Twitter to say: “Introducing ...

November 10, 1983: Microsoft tells the world about an upcoming product called Windows that will bring the graphical user interface to IBM PCs. Although Microsoft’s announcement about the new operating ...

When Microsoft releases a new version of Windows, it’s a big deal. But on Monday, the company teased the release of Windows 1.0. Saying that the announcement confused people is an understatement.