We’re just a few months away from Windows 8’s final release. A new operating system can be overwhelming, and not all the changes and additions will appeal to you, but a lot of good stuff in Windows 8 ...

Forget all of Microsoft’s hoopla about Windows 8‘s new Metro interface. If you’re a power user who relies on lots of legacy software, you’ll still be spending most of your time with the classic ...

Although millions have downloaded Microsoft’s Windows 8 developer preview, relatively few are actually using it, Web measurements show. During November, Windows 8 powered 0.03% of the computers — or ...

Windows 8 is an odd, discombobulated beast of an operating system that suffers from an identity crisis of the most severe degree. On the one hand, the primary focus of Windows 8 is to bring ...

I have been a Microsoft defender for decades. "No, MS-DOS 4.0 isn't really that bad," I pleaded to friends almost 25 years ago. "Give Windows 98 a chance" I begged ten or 11 years later. Heck, I ...

Although Microsoft believes Windows 8.1 is equally at home on a tablet, laptop or desktop, nothing’s more fitting for the hybrid operating system than a device that blurs the lines. The Surface Pro 2, ...