Microsoft's ill-fated Windows 8 operating system was well ahead of its time, and Windows 11 could learn a thing or two about ...

ExtremeTech has split its coverage of the operating system accordingly: I will be writing about Windows 8 on a non-touch desktop PC, while my colleague Sebastian will be reviewing Windows 8 from a ...

Unfortunately, Metro and Desktop environments remain completely disconnected in some critical ways, despite the Windows 8.1 overhaul. When you start typing a search in Window 8.1, the default is ...

Windows 8 is a radical departure, not just for Microsoft, but for everything we know about so-called desktop computing. The new OS may be based on Windows 7 underpinnings, but Microsoft’s sleek ...

As an experiment, I had loaded a preview version of Window 8 onto a sleek new Sony touch-screen desktop computer. Then I switched it with the Windows 7 system in our living room and left for work.

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install ...

Microsoft has lifted the lid on the desktop for Windows 8, and it features a cleaner look than previous Windows operating systems. It's also flatter than a pancake. Shown off in a post on the ...

Install any Windows desktop gadget in Windows 8.x with 8GadgetPack Your email has been sent Greg Shultz takes a look at 8GadgetPack, a free tool that reinstalls the ...

“Windows 8 on a desktop.” The very phrase makes some people recoil and instinctively mouse over their Start buttons. It’s too bad that the modern UI has proven so contentious, because aside ...

With Windows 8 finally released to manufacturing, we are set for the official launch of the new operating system in October. Microsoft has also set a very reasonable price for upgrades to Windows ...

My main Windows 8 desktop now has shortcuts to several things set to run elevated because of this. I also find - even after months of using it (I also ran the developer preview) that the start ...

Parallels is launching the next version of its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software today, including new features to help run Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system on a Mac.