Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...

Ever wondered what owning a computer in the 1980s was like? Outside of nostalgia, it wasn’t the best. Until 1984, unless you were in some kind of strange lab or university, nearly everything was ...

In an increasingly digital workplace, efficient file sharing between computers is crucial for productivity and collaboration. Windows 11 offers users the convenience of mapped network drives, enabling ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to phase out the traditional Windows Control Panel. Since Windows 10, the company has pushed users toward a modernized settings interface, but the ...

When it comes to changing settings in Windows 11, the first place most people think of is the Settings app . However, the Control Panel still plays an extremely important role in many of the ...

We’ve all had things that have been constant in our lives, things that have tremendously evolved as we grew up. Many still vividly remember the internet evolution like it was yesterday. Besides ...

Since the debut of Windows 8 in 2012, Microsoft has been eager to replace the aged Control Panel with the newer Settings app. The transition so far has been slow and gradual. Based on a couple of ...