Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market, particularly in the field of technical writing, although in recent years it has come to be challenged more by Mac OS and Linux.
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What We Can Learn from Microsoft Mojave
A pretty interface doesn’t make an application or website. Even the early releases of Microsoft Vista looked amazing. The graphics, interface, and 'look' of the system were much more impressive than XP. But looks alone don’t make the package. It lacked in usability, creating error messages and not having a standard navigation schema. Users didn’t know if they were to click a button, an image, or text to complete their task. It is important to create a standardized and intuitive interface, as well as nice looking, so that users can navigate your site or application.
Robbins, Kyle. ReEncoded (2008). Articles>User Interface>Human Computer Interaction>Microsoft Windows
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The Windows 95 User Interface: A Case Study in Usability Engineering
The development of the user interface for a large commercial software product like Microsoft Windows 95 involves many people, broad design goals, and an aggressive work schedule. This design briefing describes how the usability engineering principles of iterative design and problem tracking were successfully applied to make the development of the UI more manageable. Specific design problems and their solutions are also discussed.
Sullivan, Kent. Microsoft (1995). Articles>Usability>Operating Systems>Microsoft Windows
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The Windows 95 User Interface: Iterative Design and Problem Tracking in Action 
The Windows 95 user interface: iterative design and problem tracking in action.
Sullivan, Kent. Microsoft (2004). Articles>Usability>Operating Systems>Microsoft Windows
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Windows Presentation Foundation Project - Basics of Working
The tutorial introduces the reader accustomed to working with the traditional graphic user interface in earlier versions of VB to Windows Presentation Foundation. Importantly, it introduces the reader to the XAML's declarative format and what it means in the design interface of VS 2008. WPF can do a great deal more than what is described in this article. The power of markup extensions such as declarative binding, dynamic resource, template binding and many others are not discussed. It is hoped that the reader will be up and running WPF projects based on his previous experience after reading this article.
Krishnaswamy, Jayaram. Packt (2008). Design>Presentations>Information Design>Microsoft Windows
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A collection of humourous error messages and dialogue boxes that you can add to by making your own.
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Readability of Fonts in the Windows Environment
The readability of twelve different fonts and sizes in the Microsoft Windows environment was studied. The specific fonts were Arial, MS Sans Serif, MS Serif, and Small Fonts. Their sizes ranged from 6.0 to 9.75 points. These were presented using black text on either a white or gray background and either bold or non-bold style. There were significant differences between the various font/size combinations in terms of reading speed, accuracy, and subjective preferences. There were no consistent differences as a result of background color or boldness. The most preferred fonts were Arial and MS Sans Serif at 9.75. Most of the fonts from 8.25 to 9.75 performed well in terms of reading speed and accuracy, with the exception of MS Serif at 8.25. Arial at 7.5 and both of the Small Fonts (6.0 and 6.75) should generally be avoided.
Tullis, Thomas S., Jennifer L. Boynton and Harry Hersh. ACM SIGCHI (1995). Articles>Typography>Usability>Microsoft Windows
