Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

A few months after releasing the Altair BASIC source code, Microsoft has shared another cornerstone of its early software success. The company announced that 6502 BASIC ...

Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since 2021, promising deeper AI ...

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

Overview On September 10, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released the September Security Update patch, fixing 86 security issues involving widely used products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, ...

Microsoft faces appeal tribunal in long-running dispute with ValueLicensing over the resale of Windows and Office licenses.

Discover VSCodium, the community-driven, open-source version of VS Code that prioritizes privacy and freedom. Enjoy the same powerful features and extensions without Microsoft's telemetry and branding ...

Microsoft has launched Visual Studio 2026 in preview, a major update focused on deep AI integration, performance, and a ...

A few readers reported that the upgrade ended prematurely with an unhelpful error message that reported the installation had failed. In most of these cases, the cure involved downloading a fresh copy ...

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With Windows 10 set to be removed from support by Microsoft soon, it's time to upgrade to Windows 11. But doing it by buying ...

Microsoft is launching a preview of its Personal Shopping Agent, a new AI tool built on Copilot Studio to help retailers create conversational shopping experiences.