It started with an accidental posting on Microsoft’s Dutch website saying Windows 8 was two years away from hitting the market. Then there were a few slides at the recent Microsoft Professional ...

Some of us move from one OS to another with ease. But others find it a bit more difficult, especially when the new OS is a huge navigation and UI leap from what they’ve been using for nearly two ...

Update 7/19/2021: Windows 8.1 is long outdated, but technically supported through 2023. If you need to download an ISO to reinstall the full version of the operating ...

Michael Mace is a former executive at Palm and Apple, and the CEO of a bootstrapped startup named Zekira. He also blogs at Mobile Opportunity, and his latest item, about Windows 8’s prospects, is the ...

I did it. I took the Windows 8 plunge. After vowing to buy a new desktop PC with Windows 7 — I balked at the idea of learning a new OS while also dealing with the hassle of reinstalling applications ...

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With the final version of Windows 8 now complete, how does Microsoft's great hope for reinventing itself for the post-PC world compare to Apple's new flagship? The short answer: not well. But lest you ...

Microsoft's Windows 8 has been kicking about in public beta form for some time now, so many PC users already know what to expect from the latest edition of the world-conquering operating system. It's ...

Whether you want it or not, Microsoft will release its Windows 8 operating system on October 26. The new OS upends the familiar Start menu-based interface you’ve known since Windows 95 in favor of one ...