Microsoft's Raymond Chen has explained why holding down Shift during a Windows 95 restart would get the system up and running again far faster than a full reboot.… Some old hands will nod sagely over ...

In the mid-1990s, personal computers were still something many people found hard to understand. Microsoft released Windows 95 to simplify computing and bring it to more homes and workplaces. What ...

One of Microsoft's veteran software engineers explains the full 'secret sauce'. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.