Windows Vista won't be available until early next year, but current XP users drooling over Vista's new Aero theme and utilities, such as sidebars and widgets, don't have to wait for Microsoft to ship ...

A recent source code leak reveals Microsoft built and tested a number of divergent themes for Windows XP, with one closely resembling Apple's legendary Aqua GUI. Among a cache of Windows XP source ...

A new video out this week explores a unique proposition that most modern computers likely haven’t thought of: What if Windows XP got reworked to show off circa-2019 design and functionality elements?

Windows XP is celebrating its 24th birthday today. Despite its age, the now-ancient operating system is one of the best pieces of software ever made by Microsoft, and the best all-round version of ...

As I've been somewhat dissatisfied with the Windows XP UI, I'm considering giving Litestep another try (used it a while ago with a fair amount of success when I had 2K). Litestep really doesn't do a ...

We have good news and bad news. First, the bad: the ribbon UI is coming to Windows 8 Explorer. Read on for the good news! Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...