Using Windows 8 on non-touchscreen devices such as legacy PCs in desktop mode will impose an excessive burden on many consumers and enterprise users, because the new "metro" touchscreen mode has been ...

Here in the ExtremeTech bunker, where bleeding-edge tech comes to meet its maker, most of us have now been using Windows 8 for a few days. Here are some of the tips and tricks we've learnt. Share on ...

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 ...

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 programs ...

Why worry about it? Windows 7 works well. Anyone who is more interested in using their computer for some purpose other than showing how trendy they are has no reason to waste their time worrying about ...

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 programs ...