Windows Vista's transparent Aero theme was a significant departure from the look of Windows XP. Windows 11 brings transparency back to Microsoft's desktop in a big way, enshrining Vista's legacy.

If you’re interested in the history of Windows, you probably know a bit about “Longhorn,” Microsoft’s internal codename for the OS update that would eventually become Windows Vista. Microsoft planned ...

Microsoft released Windows XP in 2001, and then released its successor, Windows Vista, in 2006. During the long development period of Windows Vista, implementation of various functions was considered, ...

According to speed measurements of more than 60 common business chores, which were conducted by North Carolina-based Principled Technologies for Microsoft, using the Aero interface "had little or no ...

VMware Fusion, the Windows (and other OS) virtualization software for the Mac, is going Snow Leopard with its latest release. The company has announced that Fusion 3.0 will be available on October 27 ...