If you feel like cracking into nearly 20-year-old operating systems for what we'll describe as "various and sundry" reasons, the source code for both Windows XP and ...

When it comes to Microsoft Windows, there are many versions that are iconic for different reasons. Windows 3.1 liberated the mainstream from the DOS prompt, and Windows 95 felt like the future had ...

The end of support for Windows XP has left some users stranded with no security updates from Microsoft. Should the Redmond giant open source Windows XP? Forbes takes a look at this possibility and ...

I vote it's not relevant. People working on "clean room" reverse engineering Windows (Wine, Samba, ReactOS) don't want the legal risk associated with leaked code. Microsoft has shown Windows source ...

WASHINGTON--A federal judge late Friday told Microsoft it must disclose portions of the Windows source code, including XP and XP Embedded, to nine litigating states and the District of Columbia. U.S.

Hoping to boost the use of its Windows CE software in devices, Microsoft Corp. plans to announce on Monday that it will share more of the operating system’s source code and allow device makers to make ...