(1) Commands and functions that work equally in DOS and Windows. DOS was the underlying control program for the early versions of Windows, and most all the DOS functionality was built into later ...

Buried deep within Windows’ bosom is a carbon-crusted fossil from the ancient days of computing. This aged wart on Windows’ soul harkens back to a more primitive time, when computers lacked the oomph ...

The command line is a very powerful tool, but with these utilities, it can be even more useful to you on Windows 11.

vDos is one of the DOS emulators for Windows that lets you run DOS programs on your Windows device. You can download it from softpedia.com for free. After downloading ...

The setup file for Windows 95, which was released in 1995, consisted of three types of programs: MS-DOS, 16-bit, and 32-bit. When upgrading from MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 was installed along the way.

I’VE JUST LEARNED that my Windows Me Secrets co-author, Davis Straub, recently set a new world record for miles flown in a hang glider. Smashing the 10-year-old record of 308 miles, he launched his ...

The only thing that's left is to tweak things to your liking. Maybe you want a custom theme, or you want related information that isn't already shown while you're working in the command line. The ...

If you buy a new PC today, chances are good that the package will include a copy of Microsoft Windows. Windows is a graphical user interface (GUI) designed to make IBM-compatible computers easier to ...

The Windows command prompt has long been a convenient way to run certain commands or command strings that you can't easily or necessarily run within Windows itself. That tradition is still alive and ...

A newly discovered and as-of-yet unpatched security vulnerability in Windows XP could let an attacker remotely crash computers. The flaw affects the Windows Remote Desktop Service, which lets users ...