A simple hack of Windows XP tricks Microsoft’s update service into delivering patches intended for a close cousin of the aged OS, potentially extending support for some components until 2019, a ...

Microsoft's reaction to the news yesterday that a simple hack could effectively extend security updates for Windows XP for five years was careful, but the company's tone was clear: "We recently became ...

Microsoft has announced an entirely new software platform for personal navigation devices, Windows Embedded NavReady 2009. Whereas companies generally program proprietary software for GPS units, ...

Although Microsoft has officially stopped providing free security patches for Windows XP, millions of people haven’t got the message and are still running the ancient operating system. As a result of ...

Microsoft’s Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 is now available. It targets application areas like self-service checkout and digital signage. Also, it now supports USB boot and installation along with the ...

Microsoft has confirmed that many of its Windows Embedded SKUs that are based on Windows XP will continued to be supported beyond the April 8th cut off date for XP itself. Windows XP won't be getting ...

Windows Embedded (which includes Windows Embedded CE and Windows XP Embedded) is the name given to the variations of Microsoft's Windows operating system that are built to run on minimalist computers ...

Hoping to allay concerns over the looming April 8 end of support for Windows XP, Microsoft has clarified that some of its XP embedded product line will get extended support through to 2019. As ZDNet ...