Operating systems are the backbone of modern computing and play a crucial role in managing the resources of a computer. The design and implementation of an operating system involve a wide range of ...

The Control Panel, a component of the Microsoft Windows graphical user interface, allows you to manage and configure settings for different elements in your computer system. System tools and features ...

Hang around enterprise computing types long enough, and you’ll wind up talking about “the stack” at some point. It’s a term used to refer to the complicated layers of software that run in modern data ...

After decades on Linux, FreeBSD finally gave me a reason to switch operating systems ...

Real-time and embedded systems operate in constrained environments in which memory and processing power are limited. They must provide their services within strict time deadlines to their users and to ...

Maintaining a secure Windows environment in the enterprise may seem a daunting task. Though there are many elements to consider — antivirus protection, intrusion detection and personal firewalls — ...

At the Computex event in Taipei and in a related blog post, we were teased with hints of what Microsoft envisions in a modern operating system. With constant references to a "a modern OS" that ...